A Canberra corrections officer is denied bail after allegedly attacking a man through his car window, pulling him out of the window and further assaulting him, then attempting to run him over in a car.
The accused allegedly knocked on the window of the victim's car before punching him multiple times, pulling him out of his car and further assaulting him.A Canberra corrections officer has been denied bail for allegedly attacking another man and trying to run him over with a car.
Prosecutor Corinne Kennedy gave a harrowing account of what she said was a "severe and sustained attack". Ms Kennedy alleged the man made threats in the weeks leading up to the incident and then carried them out.The man's lawyer Michael Kukulies-Smith conceded the alleged outburst showed concerning and troubling behaviour.
But Magistrate Ian Temby said part of the context of the case was that the man had allegedly targeted the victim on social media over a long period.
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