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Minto man Matofa Alofia pleads not guilty to shooting teenager

A Sydney man accused of shooting a teenager with a silver revolver during an early Sunday morning drive has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

Minto man Matofa Alofia is accused of shooting a teenager inside a car in Ambarvale.
Minto man Matofa Alofia is accused of shooting a teenager inside a car in Ambarvale.

A Minto man accused of recklessly shooting a 17-year-old inside a car has pleaded not guilty in Campbelltown Local Court.

Matofa Alofia, 20, allegedly fired a silver revolver while he was a passenger inside a car in Ambarvale in the early hours of May 19.

Matofa Alofia has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Matofa Alofia has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

The alleged teenage victim was admitted to Campbelltown Hospital with a gun shot wound to his right arm and was later transferred to Liverpool Hospital for surgery.

Mr Alofia pleaded not guilty before Magistrate Ian Guy on Wednesday to two charges including discharge firearm likely to injure and possession of an unauthorised firearm.

A third charge of possessing an unregistered firearm was withdrawn.

A hearing, estimated to take one day, has been listed in Campbelltown Local Court for February 20.

The Minto man, who has been in custody since his arrest on May 20, did not apply for bail.

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