Crypto bro Andrew Parry threatened to decapitate ex

A Sydney crypto millionaire confessed to being on a cocktail of ice and tequila, which led him to send a barrage of “abusive and violent” messages to his ex-girlfriend, in which he threatened to shoot and decapitate her.

Andrew Liam Parry faced the New South Wales, Australia District Court on Wednesday to appeal his six-month jail sentence after he pleaded guilty to a charge of intimidation and breaching an apprehended domestic violence order.

The 37-year-old wannabe rich-lister was in court in May this year when his ex-girlfriend took out an apprehended domestic violence order, which prohibited him from contacting or going near her.

However, on Wednesday the court was told the harrowing ordeal the woman endured when he sent her a series of abusive messages while he was on a “cocktail of ice and tequila”.

According to court documents, Parry, the man behind BTC Mine Australia, sent his ex a story about him having a fight.

He followed it up with multiple texts which Judge Deborah Sweeney described as appalling and made the victim feel scared.

“If I’m not there to protect you, you’re going to be shot or killed,” one of the texts read.

The woman told police she was too scared to leave her apartment, but a month later Parry began another attack.

The 37-year-old told the court on Wednesday there was no excuse for the messages he sent, but claimed his ex-girlfriend was “trying to stir” him up while he was “one bottle of tequila down and on drugs”.

Using the Snapchat handle “Apatrone22”, Parry sent videos to the woman on July 7 showing how to break into houses and cars in under two minutes.

“Call me or I’ll be waiting in your apartment when you get back,” one of the messages read.

Two days later, Parry launched into the “violent” outburst where he said the woman “f–ked with the wrong c–t”.

One message read: “The worst you could do is call the cops, but I’ll go at them, and if they shoot me I don’t (give) a f–k”.

“I’ll relax later after I’ve decapitated you and (been) shot by the dogs,” another said.

“I’m (bringing) a sawn-off (and) driving to Sydney … bring all the (f–king) Leb rats and I’ll shoot every c–t in the head, including the c–t at the front desk.”

The outburst lasted from 10:46 a.m. (EST) to 6:09 p.m. (EST) on 10 July, with the woman waking up less than an hour later to her dog barking.

The court was told she heard the voice of her ex-boyfriend greeting the dog and going through her handbag.

She called the police before telling Parry to leave and snatching her key out of his hand.

Hours later, Parry was arrested by police. He was sentenced in the Local Court to six months behind bars.

Parry, who is listed in court papers as an “entrepreneur” who earns $821,000 a year, took to the stand and said he was “extremely ashamed” by what he had said and blamed it on his intoxication.

“Normally when I’m sober, it doesn’t matter what people say; I don’t react, but I was in a hyperreactive state of mind,” he said.

“It’s obvious I wasn’t in the right frame of mind at the time.”

The 37-year-old told the court he was “hurt” by his ex, was “spiraling out of control” and was fuelled by drugs and alcohol.

“At the time I was just trying to react to what she said to me and (I) hurt her as well emotionally,” he said.

The court was told Parry had been “self-medicating” his presumed ADHD with meth, which made him feel “normal”.

He said that “taking ice” given his condition “doesn’t actually make him a crazy person”.

“I’m prepared not to self-medicate again, given the fact it’s led to me being here … Do I deserve it? Yes. Will I ever be here again? Absolutely not,” Parry told the court.

Defense Barrister Mario Licha told the court he “does not know” how his client was sentenced to prison after pleading guilty in the Local Court after no sentence assessment report was ordered.

He argued that Parry could finish his sentence in the community while seeking rehabilitation for his drug and alcohol issues.

However, Judge Sweeney slammed Parry for going into the woman’s apartment in the first place, as he had “a clear order” not to approach her.

“Why do we insist on there being victim blaming? Why is it all her fault?” the judge questioned.

“He had an order that said you must not approach her or contact her in any way; what is so hard to understand about that?”

Judge Sweeney told the court Parry showed a “lack of insight” into his offending because he continued to blame the victim, and showed no remorse.

She conceded he had been “ashamed and embarrassed” by his behavior and had endured a difficult time in custody.

Judge Sweeney allowed the appeal and issued Parry to serve an Intensive Corrections Order in the community for eight months while staying away from drugs and alcohol and attending counseling programs.