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Strangest southern Sydney court stories of 2019

From face-biting to coke dealing and naked police pursuits, people have been up to no good this year. Strangest Sydney Court Stories OF 2019. WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES.

Margarita Tomovska at court

There was drink driving and drug dealing – and then there were the pub brawls, the court couture, and all the other incidents from the very bad to the utterly bizarre that landed your neighbours in court this year. Here are the top court stories from the Sutherland Shire and St George for 2019.

THE NORTHIES FACE BITE

Chelsea Hall.
Chelsea Hall.
The victim’s bite wound, which required surgery.
The victim’s bite wound, which required surgery.

Chelsea Hall, 28, narrowly avoided jail after a night out at Northies when she bit another woman on the face in a dance floor fracas. Here’s the full story.

TEENAGE YARIS COCAINE DEALER

Jennifer Shewan, 18.
Jennifer Shewan, 18.
Caught in the crowd.
Caught in the crowd.

Jennifer Shewan, 18, said she was “caught in the wrong crowd” when she started dealing cocaine all over Sydney from the back of her Yaris. Here’s how she got caught in the middle of a deal by undercover cops in a Cronulla alleyway.

WELLNESS EXPERT’S DRIVING BLUNDER

Thomas Kerr, 33.
Thomas Kerr, 33.

The past caught up with tattooed wellness expert and spa owner Thomas Kerr, 33, who had earlier spent 18 months in prison for accidentally running down several cyclists. Here’s why he ended up back in court.

COURT SHORT

Barbara Diana Vasconcello Cardenas, 37.
Barbara Diana Vasconcello Cardenas, 37.
“This is beach attire, do you understand?”
“This is beach attire, do you understand?”

The right to bare legs was cut off by a Sydney magistrate after a woman charged with driving at more than double the legal blood alcohol limit appeared in court wearing thigh-high denim shorts. Here’s what happened when Barbara Diana Vasconcello Cardenas, 37, showed up at court in shorts.

EX-CAFE OWNER CONVICTED OF SEX ABUSE

Mahir Gorge, former co-owner of cafe chain Son of a Baker.
Mahir Gorge, former co-owner of cafe chain Son of a Baker.

Local foodies were shocked and appalled when the former part-owner of Instagram-famous Sydney cafe Son of a Baker was found guilty of sexually abusing a teen staff member. Here’s what happened in court.

THE MERCEDES MUM SAGA

Mercedes Mum Margarita Tomovska, 28.
Mercedes Mum Margarita Tomovska, 28.
The Mercedes Mum in selfie mode.
The Mercedes Mum in selfie mode.

Mercedes enthusiast and designer fashion addict Margarita Tomovska burst into the Australian psyche with a bang after she led police on a pursuit at 232km/h on a Sydney highway with a three-year-old girl in the car. She learned her fate for the eye-watering pursuit in court.

CIGNALL TOBACCONIST’S PIPES AND PARTY BONGS

Undercover police arrested Jin Long Wang (in red), 58, outside Cignall at Miranda Fair in front of stunned shoppers.
Undercover police arrested Jin Long Wang (in red), 58, outside Cignall at Miranda Fair in front of stunned shoppers.

Everybody knows Cignall Miranda tobacconist Jin Long Wang – and so did the police, who uncovered a shocking cache of ice pipes, party bongs, illegal drugs and weapons inside his shop at Miranda Fair. Here’s how the raid went down.

BEAUTY AND THE GEEK AND THE DRUG BUST

Jordan Finlayson, 28.
Jordan Finlayson, 28.
Finlayson talking to a drug squad police officer.
Finlayson talking to a drug squad police officer.

Former Beauty and the Geek contestant and ex-Cronulla Sharks cheerleader Jordan Finlayson found herself in strife after she was caught with an array of drugs in her car and home in Sydney’s south. Here’s what happened in court.

GIRLFRIENDS SENTENCED FOR PUB BRAWL

Friends Tayhla Fernley, Bianca Rees and Tahlia Milton pleaded guilty to assault causing actual bodily harm.
Friends Tayhla Fernley, Bianca Rees and Tahlia Milton pleaded guilty to assault causing actual bodily harm.

Three young women involved in a hair-raising pub brawl at Miranda Hotel earlier this year in which the female victim was punched, thrown to the ground and kicked faced the music in court. Here’s what the magistrate said about the assault.

NAKED AND AFRAID

Aminiasi Waqatairewa (red hat) pleaded guilty in Sutherland Local Court to charges of speeding at 170km/h while in the nude.
Aminiasi Waqatairewa (red hat) pleaded guilty in Sutherland Local Court to charges of speeding at 170km/h while in the nude.

A man faced court after he led police on a pursuit through Sydney’s south … completely naked. Here’s what the magistrate had to say about his bizarre naked antics.

NAKED AND UNAFRAID

Thomas Delalis, 26, pleaded guilty at Sutherland Local Court to wilful public exposure.
Thomas Delalis, 26, pleaded guilty at Sutherland Local Court to wilful public exposure.

Another man faced court after his neighbour saw him masturbating pantsless in his Menai front yard while grinning up at her window. Here’s what happened in court.

THE BEST OF THE REST

Woman punches paramedic after falling inside Ramsgate RSL courtesy bus

Cybersecurity expert “upskirted” teenage schoolgirl at Westfield

Drug driver “rubbed cocaine on teeth” during night out

Woman on sleeping pill leads police on “slowest pursuit ever”

Drink-driving driving instructor hangs onto her licence

Killer ice driver convicted for dealing drugs on parole

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