CRIME: Bourke Street car attack
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CRIME: Bourke Street car attack
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CASE: DPP v Gargasoulas [2019] VSC 87
WARNING: Disturbing content of murder, violence and drug use.
On the 20 January 2017, around 1.30pm James Gargasoulas drove a Holden Commodore into the pedestrian only Bourke Street in the Melbourne Central business district.
He deliberately mowing down pedestrians who were walking through the mall. 27 people were struck and suffered physical and psychological injuries. Six people were killed, two of whom were children.
Gargasoulas was found guilty of six counts of murder and 27 counts of reckless conduct endangering life.
Justice Weinberg called it one of the ‘worst examples of mass murder’ in Australia’s history and ordered James Gargasoulas to serve six concurrent life sentences.
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