‘Fly kick’ tradie Nicholas Carr released from Bali’s Kerobokan jail and arrives back in Adelaide
Adelaide tradie Nicholas Carr has finally arrived home after spending four months in Bali’s notorious Kerobokan jail for his brutal ninja-kicking assault on the Island of the Gods.
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Adelaide tradie Nicholas Carr has arrived back in Adelaide after being released from Bali’s notorious Kerobokan jail where he spent four months for his brutal ninja-kicking assault on the Island of the Gods.
His victim, Wayan Wirawan, was hurled through the air, while Carr continued his booze fuelled rampage that included leaping and rolling over a moving vehicle and harassing terrified locals in their Seminyak homes.
As he left Bali’s infamous over crowded prison, Carr looked healthy but remained serious and silent, saying not a single word or cracking a smile as left the jail to a waiting car with its own driver.
On his arrival at Adelaide Airport about 6.30am, he smiled at reporters before he was met by a man who appeared to be a relative.
Carr’s first memory of his disastrous hot August night – which was videoed extensively and immediately went viral on social media – was waking up in hospital handcuffed to the bed. His violent spree was only stopped when locals tackled him then hog tied him with blue plastic garden hose by his hands and feet and he was taken to Kuta police station.
“Today Nicholas Carr (was) released. While in prison, he always participated in all activities and never broke the rules,” said Dewa Astara, the chief of Kerobokan prison.
The jail chief also gave Carr a word of advice; “I told him ‘you are free’. Don’t drink too much, you can go to jail again.”
He will now be deported back to Australia.
The sheer violence of Carr’s horrific attack captured the nation, as well as his drinking binge where he estimated that he drank between 20 and 30 vodka drinks. Unsurprisingly during his trial, Carr told the court he has no memory of the events.
In November, Carr was sentenced to four months jail, with time served, on the assault charges in Article 351 of the Indonesian Criminal Code – well short of the maximum sentence of two years and eight months jail, which prosecutors had called for.
From the start of the investigation through to his trial, Carr accepted full responsibility for his outrageous outburst and immediately set about establishing a peace agreement with his victim, including compensation for medical costs, lost time at work and to replace a $4000 Vespa.
Forgiveness was forthcoming from Mr Wirawan, who gave Carr the scooter that had damaged during the assault.
The trip to Bali was meant to be a ten day holiday with his girlfriend and a friend.
“I am very sorry. I apologise to the victim and all those who were affected by my actions, including his family. I also apologise to the citizens of Bali,” he told the court at his trial.
Originally published as ‘Fly kick’ tradie Nicholas Carr released from Bali’s Kerobokan jail and arrives back in Adelaide