Former deputy premier had pleaded not guilty to assaulting a camera operator in Manly last July
Former New South Wales deputy premier John Barilaro has been ordered to continue routinely seeing his clinicians for the next three months.Former New South Wales deputy premier John Barilaro has been ordered to continue routinely seeing his clinicians for the next three months.A magistrate has dismissed an assault charge against formerBarilaro pleaded not guilty to a charge of assaulting a camera operator and damaging their property outside a Manly restaurant in July 2022.
Magistrate Susan Horan granted the application after “compelling” evidence was presented to the court, including reports from Barilaro’s treating clinicians. Clinical reports described Barilaro as having recurrent depression, anxiety and complex PTSD, and his behaviour may have been an “aberration” brought on by ongoing media attention.The physical contact was brief and the use of force also minor, Horan said, as was the damage to the camera.
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