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Accused murderer launches verbal tirade at Magistrate By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN THE 26-year-old man accused of the alleged murder of a teenage boy in Narromine earlier this year unleashed a tirade of foul language at the Magistrate hearing his case last week. Anthony Facchi was visibly agitated when he appeared in his prison greens via audio visual link (AVL) at Dubbo Local Court on Thursday, October 31, as his matter was heard in front of Magistrate Aaron Tang. The 26-year-old, who has been charged with murder, assault occasioning bodily harm and a weapons offence, described his incarceration as “bull****”. The court heard from Legal Aid NSW barrister, Bill Dickens, who told the court his representation on the matter was contingent on a meeting between himself and Mr Facchi earlier this week. Magistrate Tang told Mr Facchi the charges he was facing were “serious”, and that Mr Dickens was an experienced lawyer in the Dubbo court system.
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“It’s not possible”: Regions left out of critical hearings ahead of landmark statewide drug summit By SOPHIA MCCAUGHAN IT was the announcement touted by the state government as an opportunity to make a real difference to the NSW drug crisis and bring serious policy reform to the table. But the shock decision to completely leave out some of the biggest and remote regional zones in the state has left some scratching their heads. It has been 25 years since the last statewide drug summit was held in NSW, with then-Premier Bob Carr first holding one amid Sydney’s heroin epidemic in the late 1990’s. The drug summit is being brought back by the Minns government, an election commitment in response to the special commission of inquiry into the drug “ice” (crystal methamphetamine).
No locations in Western or Far Western NSW, including any in the Narromine Shire, were considered for regional hearings ahead of next month’s drug summit. PHOTO: NARROMINE STAR.
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