DISORDER IN THE COURT!
Riot squad called to courtroom brawl involving Sydney family charged with assaulting police
Updated Tue 15 Apr 2014, 4:45pm AEST
The riot squad has been called to a Sydney courtroom to deal with a brawl between police and members of a family facing charges for assaulting police.
Five members of the Mehanna family were facing Downing Centre Local Court in central Sydney over charges of affray and assaulting police on New Year’s Day in 2013 at their Bankstown home.
Witnesses said that shortly after the lunch adjournment one of the Mehanna brothers struck a police officer, starting a courtroom brawl that involved more than 30 officers.
But Ali Mehanna claims it was police who started the altercation.
“There was no need for more police. Officers were in court dealing with the situation. There were six or seven other police officers outside of the courtroom,” he said.
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