Greenfields father Roy Allan Smythe accused of carjacking, threatening to kill elderly man in Mandurah

A brick-wielding father-to-be threatened to kill an 87-year-old man and his dog during a carjacking in Mandurah, a court heard today. Greenfields man Roy Allan Smythe, 35, was refused bail on the latest charges — allegedly committed while he was already on bail for a similar charge — despite pleading for freedom to be with his sick pregnant partner. Police say Smythe was armed with a brick when he approached the elderly man as he was getting out of his car on Allnut Street, about 3.10pm on Wednesday. It’s alleged the man fell over after Mr Smythe made death threats and screamed at him to “get out of the car”. Mr Smythe is then alleged to have made off with the car, which was found a short time later at a Mandurah shopping centre. He fronted Perth Magistrate’s Court yesterday but was not required to enter a plea to aggravated armed robbery. At the time of the alleged offence he was on bail for unrelated charges of stealing a motor vehicle and breach of protective bail. Magistrate Robert Young dismissed Mr Smythe’s request for bail on the basis his pregnant partner was “unwell”. “Those things are regrettable but they’re not exceptional (circumstances) in my view,” Mr Young said. Mr Smythe was refused bail for a committal mention on October 22.