The tragic fall of footy golden boy Brett Dallas is laid bare as he s released from jail after being caught with a huge stash of ice - as his lawyer reveals the shock medical diagnosis that led him down a path of addiction
He was released on parole after being caught with 29g of methylamphetamine
The 46-year-old spent the last 10 months behind bars after getting hooked on ice
The tragic story of his life was laid bare in Mackay Supreme Court on Monday
The court heard he moved back to Mackay after his marriage broke down in 2011
His mental health deteriorated after he was diagnosed with schizophrenia
04:22 EDT, 25 January 2021
The latest chapter in one of the saddest stories in Australian sport was played out in a near empty courtroom in northern Queensland last week.
Former NRL star Brett Dallas wasn t in Mackay Magistrates court last Friday to hear his bail application denied on a raft of drugs and theft charges. He was behind bars in the jail cell where he has been confined for the past seven months.
The charges, which also include breaching bail, contravening a domestic violence order and a weapons offence, are the latest in a long list of alleged offences which have tried the patience of legal authorities to breaking point and could see Dallas jailed for up to 25 years.