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'Frightening' Synagogue Ram Attack Not a Hate Crime
Prosecutors dropped the hate-crime element after evidence showed drug use and psychosis, and the court sentenced him to six months with immediate parole.
Summary by The West Australian
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Man charged with ramming gates of Brisbane synagogue released immediately after sentencing
No one was injured during the ramming, but a person standing behind the gate at the time spotted the vehicle and quickly moved out of its path just moments before the gate collapsed.
·Jerusalem, Israel
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Matthew de Campo was filmed reversing into the gates of Brisbane's Great Synagogue as a man behind them escaped at the last minute. He was also initially charged with aggravated hate crime, but these were dropped at the request of the prosecution. He was sentenced to six months in prison - and was immediately released on parole after 83 days of his detention were credited towards his sentence
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