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Details of MCG assault against Lidia Thorpe revealed after court lifts suppression order
Ebony Bell convicted and handed community work order following assault on senator and second ‘gratuitous act of violence’ while on bail Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A woman has been handed a community work order for punching Lidia Thorpe outside the MCG over claims the independent senator disrespected her mother. Ebony Bell was initially told to undertake an anger management course after her 2024 attack on Thorpe, but committed a second “gratuitous act of violence” while on bail, the Melbourne magistrates court was told in June...
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- 3 Jul 2026, 08:16 CEST
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- The Guardian - World
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- medium · direct source trail
- Actors
- Syria, United States
Ebony Bell convicted and handed community work order following assault on senator and second ‘gratuitous act of violence’ while on bail Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A woman has been handed a community work order for punching Lidia Thorpe outside the MCG over claims the independent senator disrespected her mother. Ebony Bell was initially told to undertake an anger management course after her 2024 attack on Thorpe, but committed a second “gratuitous act of violence” while on bail, the Melbourne magistrates court was told in June...
What is reported
Details of MCG assault against Lidia Thorpe revealed after court lifts suppression order
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- The visible source is The Guardian - World.
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