Obstructing Traffic Offences & Defences in NSW
Credit image: Igor Corovic Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. Sydney’s CBD has tumbled into turmoil once again following an incident in which almost 30 Extinction Rebellion protesters blocked some of the city’s busiest roads. In the midst of morning peak hour on Monday 29 March 2021, protesters were discovered chained to barrels and some even ...continue reading
Assaulting Police Officer Offences in NSW
Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. A woman from Bondi Junction in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs has faced court after she allegedly assaulted an off-duty police officer and even ripped the hair off the officer’s scalp during her arrest. The incident is reported to have occurred on Tuesday 30 March 2021 at Bondi Junction’s shopping centre ...continue reading
Poison to Endanger Life or Cause Grievous Bodily Harm Offences & Defences in NSW
Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. It’s the inconceivable – a child being poisoned by their very own mother; the one person who is meant to nurture and protect at all costs. Yet, at present, a 39-year-old Sydney mother is on trial at the Downing Centre District Court after she was accused of poisoning her ...continue reading
Obscene Exposure Offences & Defences NSW
Image credit: diy13 Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. A TikTok user in the United States has had the police called to her home by her neighbour who reported her for “dressing inappropriately”. Rovi Wade, who lives in Los Angeles, California posted a video to her TikTok social media account revealing the moment officers arrived at ...continue reading
Slavery & Servitude Offences & Defences in Australia
Poppy Morandin and Jimmy Singh. Former Australian soldier and self-proclaimed “patriarchal overlord”, James Davis, has faced court over numerous slavery offences. The court heard Mr Davis was accused of ‘possessing a slave’ and ‘causing a person live in servitude’ at his Maroubra property, among other offences, in Sydney’s east between 2013 and 2015. Among ...continue reading
Female Genital Mutilation Offences and Defences in NSW
Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. Two women, aged 23 and 50, have been charged over allegedly plotting the female genital mutilation of a two-week-old baby in Perth’s south. Child Abuse Squad detectives charged the women after an investigation they carried out, which was instigated following a report of an alleged planned circumcision of a ...continue reading
Affray Offences and Defences in NSW
Poppy Morandin. Police have arrested three men and are searching for a fourth, after a brawl which saw three teenage girls allegedly assaulted in the CBD on Mardi Gras. At nearly 10pm at night, emergency services were called to Pirrama Park in Pyrmont, after reports were made that a group of people were fighting. ...continue reading
The Penalty for Bitting a Police Officer While in Execution of Duty in NSW
Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. A 47-year-old man, who is disqualified from driving until March 2039, has allegedly bitten a police officer during his arrest after he was spotted by authorities driving unlawfully in Sydney’s west. The incident unfolded about 11:30am on Sunday 21 February 2021 when an officer from Georges River Traffic and ...continue reading
Payne Haas Sentenced for Intimidating Police In NSW Tweed Heads Local Court
It is reported that in January Brisbane Broncos star Payne Haas intimidated two police officers during a drunken foul-mouthed tirade on the streets of Tweed Heads, northern NSW. The 22-year-old NSW Origin forward was also charged with using offensive language. While the offensive language charge was withdrawn by the prosecution, Haas was sentenced after ...continue reading
Two women charged for Kidnapping following the discovery of a woman with stab wounds in the boot of a car
Poppy Morandin and Jimmy Singh. Two women, aged 24 and 18, have been charged following the discovery of another woman with stab wounds in the boot of a car. In what sounds like a scene out of a movie, the Triple Zero call that sparked the detection reported that they could see a hand ...continue reading