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Melbourne magistrates court
Coverage of Melbourne magistrates court in the Nexus archive.
- Details of MCG assault against Lidia Thorpe revealed after court lifts suppression order
Ebony Bell was convicted and given a community work order for assaulting Lidia Thorpe at the MCG over claims of disrespect toward her mother. Bell committed a second act of violence while on bail, leading to the court's decision.
- Australian woman linked to Islamic State lived with teenage slave who was repeatedly raped, court told
An Australian woman linked to Islamic State, Zeinab Ahmad, faced court proceedings in Melbourne for slavery offenses. She is accused of living with a teenage slave who was repeatedly raped by her father, as detailed during her bail application.