Gypsy Joker found
guilty over assault charges
A Western Australia District Court Judge has told a Gypsy Jokers gang
member, who bashed two men outside a Kalgoorlie hotel last year, his actions
were cowardly and unjustified.
After five hours of
deliberations, the Kalgoorlie jury found 38-year old Grant William Barrie
guilty of two counts of assault occasioning bodily harm.
Barrie was convicted
for repeatedly kicking an off-duty police officer and his brother-in-law
outside the Exchange Hotel in January last year.
Judge Micheal Muller
described the incident as a vicious attack on two helpless victims.
Co-accused gang member
Dean Alan Adams was acquitted of the same charges while another man, Terance
John McComish, who was also charged, was found not guilty on one count.
The jury failed
to reach a verdict on the second charge.
.
Back
HOME
