A 49-year-old man who set off two explosives at his home after he believed people were occupying his roof space has been released from jail.
Iain Ross Hudson had been in custody since the incident in Western Australia's South West on December 31, 2019.
Bunbury Magistrates Court heard police were conducting a welfare check at Hudson's home in Withers when they heard an explosion inside after they knocked on the front door.
The prosecution told the court Hudson tried to escape but was caught and arrested.
As he was being taken away from the home, a second explosion was heard inside the house, which became engulfed in flames.
Two police officers received medical attention for minor injuries.
Bomb was for protection, lawyer says
The court heard it was the second welfare check police had conducted on Hudson that month, following an incident on December 2 when he was found in his home with a gun.
Hudson pleaded guilty to endangering the life, health or safety of a person and making or possessing explosives under suspicious circumstances.
The court heard he had the explosive devices from a previous job working on a mine site.
Defence lawyer Michael Devlin told the court Hudson never intended for the device to go off or to hurt anyone.
Mr Devlin said his client was having trouble with his neighbours and was concerned people were occupying his roof space when he "barricaded himself in" and set up the bombs.
The court heard Hudson had been using cannabis and methamphetamine at the time.
Mental health and drug concerns
Magistrate Benjamin Tyers questioned why a psychological report on Hudson had not been conducted, but Mr Devlin said that would delay his client's release.
A representative from community corrections services told the court Hudson had suffered from depression for a number of years and was medicated for a personality disorder.
In sentencing, Magistrate Tyers said although Hudson had done his jail time while waiting for his sentencing, it did not take away from the seriousness of the incident.
He was fined $200 for possessing ammunition and gun powder without a licence, and released under a nine-month intensive supervision order to receive ongoing counselling for his mental health and drug counselling.
