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Sydney siege gunman: magistrate gave Man Haron Monis bail saying he did not pose risk to public | |
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Bail laws in NSW are set to come under fresh scrutiny after news emerged the gunman in the Sydney siege was released from custody despite facing more than 40 offences. | Bail laws in NSW are set to come under fresh scrutiny after news emerged the gunman in the Sydney siege was released from custody despite facing more than 40 offences. |
Man Haron Monis, 50, first gained notoriety when he penned a series of grossly offensive letters to grieving families of several soldiers killed in Afghanistan. | Man Haron Monis, 50, first gained notoriety when he penned a series of grossly offensive letters to grieving families of several soldiers killed in Afghanistan. |
He was placed on a two-year good behaviour bond for this in 2013. | He was placed on a two-year good behaviour bond for this in 2013. |
But within a year he had been charged with being an accessory to his ex-wife’s murder and more than 40 sex offences against several women. | But within a year he had been charged with being an accessory to his ex-wife’s murder and more than 40 sex offences against several women. |
Noleen Hayson Pal, 30, was stabbed to death and set alight in April 2013 in a Werrington unit block in western Sydney. | Noleen Hayson Pal, 30, was stabbed to death and set alight in April 2013 in a Werrington unit block in western Sydney. |
Monis’s then partner, Amirah Droudis, 34, has been charged with her murder. | Monis’s then partner, Amirah Droudis, 34, has been charged with her murder. |
Monis had been released on bail in December last year on the accessory charge. | Monis had been released on bail in December last year on the accessory charge. |
Magistrate William Pierce said at the time the crown’s case was weak and that the pair did not represent a threat to the public. | Magistrate William Pierce said at the time the crown’s case was weak and that the pair did not represent a threat to the public. |
“If there is a threat, it was to this woman who was murdered,” Pierce said. | “If there is a threat, it was to this woman who was murdered,” Pierce said. |
When he reappeared in court in May and again in October this year over the fresh sexual assault offences, his bail was continued. | When he reappeared in court in May and again in October this year over the fresh sexual assault offences, his bail was continued. |
Monis was deemed to pose an “unacceptable risk to interfering with witnesses or evidence” but that was said to be offset by tough conditions, including reporting daily to police. | Monis was deemed to pose an “unacceptable risk to interfering with witnesses or evidence” but that was said to be offset by tough conditions, including reporting daily to police. |
That decision came amid outcry over the bail laws within a month of them coming into effect in May after accused murderer Steven Frank Fesus and former bikie boss Mahmoud Mick Hawi were released from custody. | That decision came amid outcry over the bail laws within a month of them coming into effect in May after accused murderer Steven Frank Fesus and former bikie boss Mahmoud Mick Hawi were released from custody. |
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