Failing to Stop and Assist Offences & Defences in NSW
Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. An incident has taken place in Sydney’s west in which a driver struck a woman on the road, pinning her against a wall, then failing to stop to assist following the crash. The incident is believed to have occurred around 6.30pm on Saturday 27 March 2021 following reports a ...continue reading
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
Kidnapping Offences and Defences in NSW
Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. On 21 January 2021, a 12-year-old girl went missing from south-west Delhi, India, after which her mother reported the situation to local police. Months later, on 15 March, following a police rescue, it was found the young girl had been kidnapped by four men who burnt her with cigarette ...continue reading
Carjacking Offences and Defences in NSW
Poppy Morandin. A young woman has been charged following investigations into an alleged carjacking at Castle Hill. Police allege that the 18-year-old female flagged down a 40-year-old man, driving a Holden Commodore, claiming that she was injured. After the man had stopped the vehicle to assist the woman, he was threatened by two men ...continue reading
Criminal Lawyer ‘Targeted’ by Strike Force Raptor Officers: Perverting the Course of Justice Offences & Defences NSW
Image credit: Rose Makin Poppy Morandin & Jimmy Singh. The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission has revealed that a now retired senior police officer directed officers to intimidate a defence lawyer, representing a client in a case against Strike Force Raptor. The lawyer was representing an accused person alleged to be a member of an ...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
Animal Cruelty Offences and Defences in NSW
Poppy Morandin. A man has been charged after allegedly killing a family’s pet dog during a violent break and enter near Liverpool in late January. Police allege a home on Glider Ave in Middleton Grange was broken into sometime between late at night on January 30 and 1pm on January 31, 2021. When the ...continue reading
Destroy or Damage Property with Fire or Explosive Laws & Penalties in NSW
Image credit: Ralf Neumann Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. It was the bizarre moment a woman boarded a bus and allegedly lit a fire that ended up destroying the vehicle and forcing an evacuation of its driver and passengers on the NSW Mid North Coast. Around 1:15pm on Thursday 11 March 2021, fire crews by ...continue reading