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Subscriber only A teenager will plead guilty to the manslaughter of an East Lismore man in 2019, a court has heard. Bryson Larsen-Tai, 19, appeared before Lismore Local Court on Wednesday via video link but did not speak. Mr Larsen-Tai was allegedly involved in a fight near Hill and Park Sts, East Ballina on December 23, 2019. During the fight 24-year-old Jesse Vilkelis-Curas sustained catastrophic head injuries , according to court documents. He was taken to Gold Coast University Hospital where he died a few days later on Boxing Day 2019. The court heard Mr Larsen-Tai had accepted an offer from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions which would see him plead guilty to manslaughter.
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A Vietnamese man has pleaded guilty to his involvement in the alleged cultivation of an estimated $17.79 million dollars worth of cannabis in the Northern Rivers.
Trong Tung Tran appeared before Lismore Local Court on Wednesday, where he pleaded guilty to cultivating a large commercial quantity of cannabis.
Police had raided an address on Bungawalbin Whiporie Road, Gibberage in June 2020, where they allegedly found a large-scale cultivation of cannabis at a remote 48.5ha property.
Police allegedly located and seized 7200 cannabis plants on the property and about 50kg of cannabis head with an estimated potential street value of $17.79 million.
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A South Lismore man accused of biting a police officer on the ear will be extradited from Queensland to face trial, a court has been told.
Police allege James Millington, 40, bit an off-duty police officer’s ear during an incident at the Richmond Hotel on Keen St, Lismore in December 2019.
He has since pleaded not guilty to causing grievous bodily harm with intent, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and using unlawful violence to and reasonable firmness to create fear for a person’s safety.
A trial date has been set for May 17, 2021 in Lismore District Court.
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