PICTURED: Tatted-up tradie who bashed an 18-year-old girl in a nightclub bathroom after she asked for some toilet paper where he hid in the next cubicle with his girlfriend This is the tradesman who pleaded guilty to assaulting woman, 18, in toilet Alex Rowe was in the women's toilet allegedly comforting his girlfriend The victim asked for toilet paper and Rowe's girlfriend swore at her When she spoke back to Rowe's girlfriend he stormed out and bashed her By Adam Mccleery For Daily Mail Australia Published: 06:49 BST, 23 May 2019 | Updated: 06:49 BST, 23 May 2019 This is the man who brutally bashed a girl, 18, in the women's toilet of a nightclub after she asked for toilet paper from the next cubicle over. Pictures show Gold Coast tradesman Alex Rowe, 23, with muscles bulging, an apparent Jesus Christ tattoo etched across his stomach and neatly cropped hair. The Southport Magistrates Court heard how the 23-year-old tradesman was inside a cubicle with his girlfriend, allegedly comforting her, when the victim asked for a ply. The court heard Rowe's girlfriend responded 'get f*****', prompting the victim to storm out and demand she 'say it to her face'. Muscles bulging, a Jesus Christ tattoo inked and neatly cropped hair. This is the man who bashed an 18-year-old girl in a nightclub toilet, a court heard Gold Coast tradie Alex Rowe's (pictured) lawyer said he had misinterpreted the victim's words to mean she wanted to fight him When the 18-year-old women innocently asked the person in the next cubicle for toilet paper, the last thing she expected was to be bashed by a stocky tradesman (stock image) According to the Gold Coast Bulletin, the big, built and angry tradesman flung open the door and began to bash the girl. The assault was so vicious it left the victim with a black eye and a split lip among a host of facial injuries, the court was reportedly told. Magistrate Pamela Dowse said she was sickened by the Rowe's action - and that he was in the women's toilet to begin with. 'I've had a look at the photos of the girl, who was only 18 years of age, who has copped a number of punches from you,' Ms Dowse was quoted saying. 'It absolutely makes me feel sick in the stomach. 'She asks the person in the next toilet to pass her some toilet paper and this is what she gets. How revolting.' Rowe's defence lawyer, Campbell MacCallum, told the court his client had misinterpreted the victim's words to mean she wanted to fight him Rowe's defence lawyer, Campbell MacCallum, told the court his client had misinterpreted the victim's words to mean she wanted to fight him. Rowe pleaded guilty to the charge of assault occasioning bodily harm. Magistrate Dowse took all the facts into consideration and sentenced Rowe to 18 months probation and issued a fine of $905.78 probation to cover the travel expenses of the victim who was set to fly to Australia to give evidence. Rowe was sentenced to 18 months probation and issued a fine of $905.78 probation to cover the travel expenses of the victim who was set to fly to Australia to give evidence (Southport Court pictured) After the sentence was made public a number of locals took to social media to share their disgust. 'This guy should have been jailed no questions asked,' one angry user wrote. 'I'll say it AGAIN....our judicial system is a JOKE...seems to favour the guilty, time and time again,' another added. 'What the hell is wrong with people,' a third user wrote. Read more: Share or comment on this article: Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility