Taylor Martin: The moment the Liberal MP’s runaway bride stormed out – weeks after his fairytale wedding and amid investigations into his ugly text feud with Lucy Wicks

An ugly row between controversial Liberal MP Taylor Martin and his new wife as she left their marital home was the subject of a police report, Daily Mail Australia can reveal.

Witnesses have told how a heated argument broke out between the couple at the front of the house they shared in Terrigal, on the NSW Central Coast, in late January this year.

NSW MP Taylor Martin’s wife Brittany, who was just eight weeks old, carried her three-year-old daughter and rushed to a car parked on the street where she locked them, a witness claimed.

Mr Martin followed him and reportedly heard banging on the windows and doors of the car shouting and screaming.

A short time later, a woman, believed to be Brittany’s mother, arrived and picked up both Brittany and the toddler. “He was furious,” the witness claimed.

A formal police report was later lodged with NSW Police. Daily Mail Australia understands officers later attended Mr Martin’s speech.

However, no charges were filed and the case did not progress any further. It is also understood that Mr Martin privately disputes the suggestions he shouted to Brittany through the window.

On Wednesday, a day after Daily Mail Australia broke the story about the collapse of the relationship, Mr Martin was seen arriving at the NSW State Parliament for the week of sitting.

With a coffee cup in his hand and without his wedding ring, Mr Martin kept his head down as he walked down Macquarie Street.

At one point he appeared to duck behind a cleaner to prevent a photographer from taking pictures of him.

Mr Martin and his wife were married in December in a romantic, luxurious ceremony at Sydney’s Grounds of Alexandria, in front of about 110 guests.

At the time, Mr Martin was facing a Liberal Party investigation into his bombardment of an ex-lover with “ugly and undignified” text messages.

That story broke after the couple’s engagement.

That investigation is still ongoing, about eight months after it was first launched. Mr Martin’s former boss and partner, former federal MP for the Central Coast seat of Robertson Lucy Wicks, alleged Mr Martin verbally abused her over a five-year period.

Mr Martin publicly apologized for a series of text messages – leaked to the media – he sent Ms Wicks during that period in which he called her a “stupid s***” and a “bloody pig”. He pledged to assist in any investigation into the allegations.

He said at the time: ‘I was young and inexperienced and I became involved in a situation that was far beyond my ability. There were heated words during my attempts to break up, which I sincerely regret.

“It was an ugly and undignified divorce.”

The couple’s relationship soured in 2019, when Mr. Martin was 29 and Ms. Wicks was 46. Mr. Martin first worked as a staffer in Ms. Wicks’ office when he was 24.

A source close to the former couple said Brittany is now seeking help as the mother of one deals with the ugly split.

“I was shocked to hear that the marriage had ended so quickly,” says an insider.

‘Before the wedding he was nice to everyone, he had even been on holiday with her family.

“He seemed completely in love with Brittany and so happy… it all got annoying as soon as they got married.”

The 32-year-old MP still has photos from his wedding available on his private social media pages. It is clear that he did not inform his colleagues of the split.

“They only recently got married,” said a colleague, adding that they were “shocked” to hear the relationship was over.

State Opposition Leader Mark Speakman previously said he would not speculate on the young MP’s future until that investigation was completed.

Mr Martin has made his voice heard in Parliament in recent months.

At the end of November he campaigned for the introduction of ‘contact bans’ as an alternative to sustained violence orders.

‘I believe the time has come to look at making an option available to people below the severity of an apprehended violence order. [AVO]’ he said at the time.

‘It is clear that there are people in our community who are no longer safe when an intimate relationship ends.

‘A less serious course of action than an AVO, a restraining order would be a first point of contact that people could easily use to serve as formal notice to the other party that the next step will be an AVO if they breach these rules. the contact ban.

‘I can tell you from experience that applying for an AVO is not an easy task. It is an extremely confrontational and triggering experience.’

When Martin gave his inaugural parliamentary speech in 2017, he spoke out against both bullying and domestic violence, explaining how his upbringing was shaped by his own experiences of being bullied on the playground.

“Domestic violence strikes a chord with virtually everyone in our state,” he said.

“As we see the number of reported incidents increase and more people taking a stand, I’m sure every family has at least one story to tell close to home.

“I know I do that among my friends and family. I will be an advocate among young men.

“We must ensure that young boys who will become young men receive the guidance necessary to teach and emphasize the value of respect in all relationships, even if – and especially if – it is not modeled at home.”

Mr. Martin was elected to the Legislative Council in 2019 and is serving an eight-year term ending in 2027. He earns approximately $172,000 per year.