Tag: lismore local court
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ACCUSED DUNOON GUNMAN SLAPPED WITH MORE CHARGES
The man charged over a shooting rampage at Dunoon earlier this month has been slapped with a further nine offences. Detectives allege 63-year-old Anthony Gifford peppered a police car with bullets and fired shots at four homes on the evening of March 6. Gifford was originally charged with eight firearm offences. He remains in custody…
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MAN ACCUSED OF THREATENING TO KILL DAN ANDREWS FACES COURT
A Northern Rivers man accused of threatening to kill Victoria’s Premier, Daniel Andrews, has faced court. 53-year-old Marco Faccio from Nimbin fronted Lismore Local Court today, charged with using a carriage service to threaten to kill last year. Faccio allegedly sent emails to the Premier around the time Victoria began easing its strict covid lockdown.…
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POLICE ASSOCIATION COMMENDS COP’S NOT GUILTY VERDICT
The family of a teenager – struck with a police officer’s baton 18 times in Byron Bay – say they will seek advice from a human rights lawyer. It comes after Senior Constable Michial Greenhalgh was yesterday found NOT guilty of assault. A magistrate rejected allegations Greenhalgh used unreasonable force during the 2018 incident. The…
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NOT GUILTY | POLICE OFFICER ACQUITTED OF BYRON BAY TEEN ASSAULT
A police officer has been found not guilty of assaulting a drug affected male teenager at Byron Bay three years ago. Michial Greenhalgh was today acquitted of using excessive force during an arrest in 2018.
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POLICE OFFICER’S BYRON BAY ASSAULT HEARING RESUMES
A former Byron Bay police officer has told Lismore court eighteen baton strikes were “necessary” while arresting a teenager in the town three years ago. The Senior Constable is accused of using unreasonable force. NBN’s Lachlan Grant was in court.
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POLICE OFFICER ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING TEEN REMAINS BEHIND BARS
A Lismore police officer who allegedly sexually assaulted a teenage girl remains behind bars after his case was mentioned in court today. The 29-year-old senior constable, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been given protection while in custody. His case will return to Lismore Local Court next Wednesday, where it’s expected he’ll apply…
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BYRON BAY TEEN ASSAULT HEARING ADJOURNED UNTIL FEB 2021
Lismore Local Court has heard more details of an arrest of a teenager at Byron Bay in 2018 that has landed a police officer in court. Senior Constable Michial Greenhalgh is accused of using excessive force during the incident, as Lachlan Grant reports.
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OFFICER APPEARS IN COURT AFTER ALLEGEDLY ASSAULTING TEEN IN 2018
A police officer charged with assaulting a 16-year-old during an arrest at Byron Bay has appeared in court. Michial Greenhalgh is accused of using unreasonable force.
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INQUEST BEGINS INTO DEATH OF ABORIGINAL MAN IN CUSTODY
A coronial inquest into the death of an Aboriginal man in custody is underway in Lismore. Dwayne Johnstone was fatally shot outside Lismore Base Hospital last year. Reporter Lachlan Grant was in court. Indigenous viewers are warned that the following story contains images of a deceased person.
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FIREY FACING SEXUAL ASSAULT CHARGES AT LISMORE COURT NEXT YEAR
A senior South Australian firefighter accused of sexually assaulting a 26-year-old female while on deployment in Casino last year will face his charges in April. Gregory Davis will appear at Lismore Local Court on April 20, where it’s expected 15 witnesses will be called for a hearing. Mr Davis has denied all allegations. (NO AUDIO)