Australian Open tennis rioter on murder charge
Daily Telegraph
January 20, 2010
A JUDGE says it is concerning up to two men facing murder charges may have been involved in a gang who marred the first day of the Australian Open.
A mob of young men disrupted the opening day of the tennis with flares and unruly and anti-social behaviour.
The Victorian Supreme Court heard on Wednesday that possibly one man on bail for murder may have been involved.
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Prosecutor Raymond Elston SC told the preliminary hearing it was asserted two of the men charged with murder were involved but it was not known who.
"One possibly (was involved). I don't know whether any others are. I don't believe any charges have been laid as a result," he said.
Justice Betty King said the matter was concerning.
"It's a little bit concerning when they're on bail for such serious offences," she said.
Eight men including one minor from Melbourne's western suburbs will face trial in the same court later this year charged with murder.
Another man pleaded guilty to murder and will face a pre-sentence hearing in March.
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