Woman tells court of torrent of abuse from Stuart MacGill

Former Australian cricketer Stuart MacGill cursed at a woman he has been accused of intimidating and told her he was going to call the police, a court has heard.

MacGill, 51, is accused of verbally harassing and intimidating Samantha Ford as she walked down Kent Street in Sydney and then at the Captain Cook Hotel around 6pm on February 1, 2022.

Former Australian cricketer Stuart MacGill arrives at Downing Center Local Court in Sydney on Monday.Credit:AAP

Ford was returning home to Millers Point after trying to mail a package when she heard MacGill and her ex-boyfriend Stephen Kerlin approaching, she told Downing Center local court on Monday.

โ€œThe first screams were loud, so I immediately looked up and recognized the two people,โ€ he said.

Kerlin was following MacGill, but both were highly intoxicated, he said.

Ford described MacGill calling her c --- multiple times, among other abuses.

After the couple continued walking, Ford went to the nearby Captain Cook Hotel, knowing that her ex-fiancรฉ was a frequent attendee.

โ€œI went to tell the manager not to sell them any more alcohol,โ€ he said.

โ€œ[MacGill] He went up first, and he said something like 'f--- off, f--- off you c---' then he said he was going to call the police, and he said, 'You're going under, you're not welcome here.' Ford said.

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