Australia, Aug. 11 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on July 11:
1. BELL CJ: On 22 November 2022, after a trial of 18 days, Trent Steven Smith (the Applicant) and his co-accused, Malak Fahmy Bishay (Mr Bishay), were found guilty by a jury on the following two counts:
"Count 1: For that between 13 February 2021 and 9 March 2021 at Waterloo and elsewhere in the State of New South Wales did while in company of another person detain Vanessa Paull without her consent and with intention of obtaining an advantage, namely psychological gratification, and at the time of the detaining actual bodily harm was occasioned to Vanessa Paull
Contrary to s.86(3) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW)
Count 2: For that be...