Dwayne and Malakai Wanganeen, charged with robberies, granted travel to attend a family funeral
A teenager accused of robbing and attacking a homeowner and his relative – who allegedly held up two Adelaide pubs – will be allowed to travel while on home detention bail.
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Two relatives charged with serious violent robbery charges have been granted a three-week break from their home detention conditions for a funeral.
Dwayne Lee Wanganeen, 45, and Malakai Jason Lee Wanganeen, 19, applied for home detention bail variations in the Adelaide Magistrates Court on Thursday.
The pair made the request so they can travel to Ceduna from January 8-29 for a family funeral and cultural reasons.
Malaki is charged with allegedly robbing and attacking a homeowner while Dwayne is accused of robbing two Adelaide pubs.
A police prosecutor opposed the lengthy period of travel for the pair, both of Hendon, saying the allegations were very serious.
The court heard a Christies Beach homeowner was woken up to the sound of glass being smashed on December 11, 2019 at 3.30am.
Malakai and another man had allegedly broken into the woman’s house by using a hammer to smash through a door.
“When she (the homeowner) jumped out of bed, she was confronted by two men standing in the hallway,” the police prosecutor told the court.
“One of the males had the victim’s handbag, which she grabbed the strap and wrestled with the male.
“During the course of the altercation, a clump of the victim’s hair was pulled out – she also suffered a laceration to her hand requiring stitches, as well as bruising to her face, arms, leg and feet.”
The police prosecutor said one of the men allegedly yelled at the woman, “give me everything, b****.”
The court heard Malakai’s DNA was matched to the hammer.
The police prosecutor told the court Dwayne allegedly committed robberies at a Queenstown and Walkerville hotel.
The court heard a manager at the Prince of Wales Hotel noticed glass had been smashed and his backpack was missing on September 13.
“He subsequently reviewed hotel CCTV footage and identified two armed males had entered the gaming room and had taken money from the till,” the police prosecutor said.
The court heard a gaming attendant was working at the Sussex Hotel on October 24.
“She was confronted by two men who were armed and disguised,” the police prosecutor said.
“After the offenders left, she discovered that $850 cash had been stolen.”
Dwayne and the other man then allegedly targeted the Prince of Wales Hotel again that same night.
Dwayne is charged with commit theft using force.
Malakai is charged with serious criminal trespass and commit theft using force.
They are yet to enter any pleas.
Malakai’s lawyer told the court that the cultural obligations before the funeral were extremely important to attend.
“They are going there to grieve with their families,” the lawyer said.
Magistrate John Fahey said it was serious offending and he would only grant the travel if both Wanganeen’s reported to Ceduna police every day.
He granted both Wanganeen’s travel requests.
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