Man avoids jail for ‘vile’ and ‘stupid’ attack on retired North Melbourne champion Jack Ziebell

Man avoids jail for ‘vile’ and ‘stupid’ attack on retired North Melbourne champion Jack Ziebell

A magistrate has slammed a 21-year-old man’s attack on retiring North Melbourne player Jack Ziebell as “vile, repugnant and utterly stupid”, as he fined him $25,000. Ibrahim Behluli sat in the front row of Melbourne Magistrates Court on Thursday, where he was sentenced after pleading guilty to intentionally causing injury and affray over last year’s … Read more

Court hears North Melbourne player Charlie Comben was bashed minutes before Jack Ziebell attack

Court hears North Melbourne player Charlie Comben was bashed minutes before Jack Ziebell attack

Minutes before North Melbourne star Jack Ziebell was attacked outside retirement celebrations, his teammate Charlie Comben was bashed inside the venue, a court has been told. Comben was set upon by three men inside the The Osborne Rooftop and Bar in South Yarra after midnight on August 20, a prosecutor told Melbourne Magistrates Court. WATCH … Read more