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A court docket has heard a dispute over web entry was allegedly behind a deadly bashing in Adelaide earlier this 12 months the place a baseball bat, bicycle and wheelie bin have been among the many weapons used.
Key factors:
- A 37-year-old man was charged with homicide over the dying at North Plympton in August
- Prosecutors mentioned each males lived on the share home with a variety of different individuals
- The court docket heard the sufferer’s head was allegedly stomped on and weapons have been used
The Adelaide Justice of the Peace’s Courtroom is coping with homicide costs laid towards 37-year-old Nikola Milosevic, who’s accused of murdering his 52-year-old housemate at North Plympton in August.
Mr Milosevic at present utilized for residence detention bail.
Nevertheless, prosecutor Karen Ingleton opposed the appliance, and mentioned the bashing was ongoing and a “very critical offence”.
She additionally informed the court docket that Mr Milosevic allegedly stomped on the sufferer’s head in what witnesses described as a dispute over web entry.
She mentioned each males lived in a share home with different individuals and the alleged assault began within the sufferer’s bed room.
“There are eyewitnesses of varied parts of the continuing assault,” Ms Ingleton mentioned.
“The assault seems to have arisen from a disagreement about entry to web. The assault began in his room with the accused allegedly stomping on his head.
“The assault then moved into the yard of the premises the place it is alleged the accused has used numerous articles, together with a baseball bat, bicycle, wheelie bin and a attainable steel pole.”
Ms Ingleton mentioned emergency companies have been known as to the home, however the sufferer couldn’t be revived.
She mentioned Mr Milosevic was arrested about 12 hours later.
Greg Mead SC, for the accused, mentioned his shopper might be launched on bail to reside with a detailed pal and had at all times held steady employment in site visitors management and as a upkeep fitter.
“The presumption in favour of bail has not been displaced,” he mentioned.
He mentioned he was nonetheless ready on a forensic report and it will be an extended look forward to trial — presumably the top of 2020, or the start of 2021.
The appliance earlier than Justice of the Peace Brett Dixon was adjourned for one week.
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