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'He is a danger': Canberra man accused of attack on young boys given 'very strict' granted bail after allegedly attacking boys
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A 18-year-old accused of assaulting two young boys at a Canberra shopping centre has been granted "very strict" bail.
Police allege the 18-year-old man approached the boys, aged two and four, at the Belconnen Westfield shopping centre, knocked both over and kicked one of them.
In seeking bail in the ACT Magistrates Court, legal aid lawyer Gillian Bilton said proposed "very, very strict" bail conditions would see the "very vulnerable young man" never left alone.
Prosecutor Taden Kelliher raised "considerable concerns" about the bail application.
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A 18-year-old accused of assaulting two young boys at a Canberra shopping centre has been granted "very strict" bail.
Bail was granted on conditions including that the man not leave his home without two people supervising him.
The matter will return to court in October.
Police allege the 18-year-old man approached the boys, aged two and four, at the Belconnen Westfield shopping centre, knocked both over and kicked one of them.
One boy was taken to hospital and received treatment for injuries sustained during the incident in August.
The man was charged with common assault and assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and was remanded in custody.
In seeking bail in the ACT Magistrates Court, legal aid lawyer Gillian Bilton said proposed "very, very strict" bail conditions would see the "very vulnerable young man" never left alone.
The court had before heard police had had "more than 40 involvements" with the man since 2024 and that he "thinks he's a car".
Prosecutor Taden Kelliher raised "considerable concerns" about the bail application.
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