assault

JUSTICE SERVED AFTER ASSAULT ON MANAGER

Posted on January 20th, 2025 by Jane Louise
Justice has been served on a Gladstone man who assaulted the Central Lane Hotel’s manager in 2024. At 3:30am one September morning, former truck driver Jordan Dallas King, 23, entered the hotel’s gaming area and demanded to be served a

CHARGES UPGRADED AFTER PUB ASSAULT VICTIM DIES

Posted on August 28th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
An assault in a pub in north-west Adelaide earlier this month has seen a man die and his accused assailant’s charges escalated. Luke Sweetman, with his sister, Laura Sweetman According to police, 29-year-old Matthew Hawkins allegedly punched 35-year-old local Luke

AARON NOT ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION

Posted on August 16th, 2024 by Jane Louise
Two bizarre acts of violence outside pubs hit the headlines this week, after an assault in the Melbourne suburb of Epping and an attempted robbery on the Sunshine Coast caught the media’s attention. A man plead guilty to the charge

MAN DIES AFTER ASSAULT AT UNANDERRA

Posted on May 3rd, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
An Illawarra man faces escalating charges after another man, who he allegedly hit during a brawl at the pub, has died as a result of his injuries. Authorities state that around 10.50pm on 12 April emergency services responded to reports

BROTHERS JAILED OVER DRUNKEN BRAWL

Posted on February 21st, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
A pair of brothers have been sent to prison over a drunken brawl at the Tourist Hotel, where they punched and assaulted a female worker. Parliament House security worker Benjamin Stewart McLennan, aged 41, and his mechanic brother Joshua McLennan,

PUB BRAWL RESULTS IN CHARGES FOR TWO COPS

Posted on January 29th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
Two ranked police officers have been charged over a brawl at a Central Coast pub made famous by involving NRL star Tom Starling, after a three-year battle to clear his name and get justice. On December 5, 2020 the Canberra

TEEN DODGES JAIL OVER MACHETE ASSAULT IN PUB

Posted on August 4th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
A teenage removalist who bashed and threatened a man with a machete has been spared an immediate prison sentence, despite recent history with weapons and bad behaviour. Mount Gambier Magistrates Court saw the case of 19-year-old Seth Corey Williams, who

LIFE BAN FOR LICENSEE WHO BASHED DRINKING BUDDIES

Posted on July 18th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
The former licensee and part owner of a Sydney bar has received convictions and a life ban from the industry for a violent assault on two people he was drinking with after hours. John Quinlan, 59, is the former co-owner

PATRONS ARE BACK, BUT SOME BEHAVING BADLY

Posted on April 29th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
Marking a somewhat macabre return to normality after two years in limbo, antisocial pub patrons around the country are finding fresh convictions for bad behaviour. A man allegedly stabbed another man outside a Canberra pub, but has been granted bail. 26-year-old Hayden