A 29-Year-Old Man Is Charged with Assault After Allegedly Causing Actual Bodily Harm on a Busker Dressed as a Pencil
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. It was a dismal and distressing day at best for Californian busker, Matt Eberhart, who, dressed as a pencil, was hit in the head by a spectator with the very ukulele he was performing with. On 19 February 2020, Mr Eberhart stationed himself in Adelaide’s Rundle Mall to ...continue reading
Two Mothers’ Charged with Affray Following on Online Disagreement
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. If you’re feeling anxious about the coronavirus and its deadly impacts, you’re not alone. Indeed, as the virus spreads, more and more people are becoming apprehensive about what the emerging health crisis means to their life and to their loved ones. And it makes sense – after all, ...continue reading
Man Charged with Filming a Person Without Consent in Sydney
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. This week, it was reported that a 49-year-old man was arrested at a brothel in Surry Hills after he was caught filming a 23-year-old woman without consent. On 17 February 2020, shortly after 6pm, Police officers from the Surry Hills Police Area Command responded to a job to ...continue reading
Law, Penalties and Defences for Centrelink Charges
It is reported that 35-year-old mother, Melka Krunes from Townsville has managed to get her hands on a total of $26,018 over a period of almost 7-years from the commonwealth entity, Centrelink. The financial advantage she received by providing incorrect information to Centrelink occurred from 2011 to 2017. During that period, she had made ...continue reading
A 23-year-old Man has been Charged with Attempted Kidnapping in NSW
It is reported that a 27-year-old woman in Sydney was followed and attacked by a man after walking out of a railway station on Thursday afternoon. On Thursday evening, at approximately quarter past six, a man allegedly followed a 27-year-old woman after she had left the Chester Hill Railway Station. It is alleged that, as ...continue reading
Is Sexual Touching Without Consent a Crime in NSW?
It has been reported that shortly after 10:30pm on Tuesday, a woman who was walking home to her apartment in Sydney was allegedly attacked by a naked man. It is reported that the 29-year-old woman was walking to her apartment when a naked man approached her before allegedly punching her to the ground. Whilst the ...continue reading
What is a Criminal Lawyers’ Role?
Criminal lawyers represent people from all walks of life. Unfortunately, movies and TV shows have portrayed criminal lawyers in a bad light, prompting members of the public asking the question criminal lawyers get asked too often, “but how can you defend a criminal?”, or “how can you defend a guilty person?”. Too often we ...continue reading
Law, Penalties and Defences for Armed Robbery in NSW
By Sahar Adatia and Jimmy Singh. We’ve all had moments where we’ve done something a little crazy because we’re hungry. Indeed, your mind races and all you can think about is how much longer before you can obtain food to eat. That’s because hunger also makes you impulsive – which explains why when you ...continue reading
Grievous Bodily Harm Penalties, Defences and Charges in NSW
It is reported that a 52-year-old woman, Youlette Wedgeworth has allegedly bitten of a man’s tongue while the pair were kissing. On 28 January, a man and the 52-year-old woman were kissing when the alleged incident unfolded. Police allege that the Detroit woman had requested the man to refrain from putting his tongue inside ...continue reading
Law and Penalties for Sexually Touching a Child Under 10 in NSW
It is reported that 29-year-old Nikhil Bhatia allegedly kissed a two-year-old toddler on his lips at the Sea Life Sydney Aquarium last Sunday. Police allege that Bhatia kissed the toddler twice on the lips after touching the boy’s head as he stood over his pram. The boy’s parents then shoved him away from their ...continue reading