Three men plead to charges relating to attack on DJ
Three thugs savagely attacked a popular reggae DJ and left him to die outside a Toorak nightclub after he asked them to move away from his Jeep.
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Three men have admitted punching, kicking and stomping a popular reggae DJ outside a Toorak nightclub in an alcohol-fuelled violence that left him in an induced coma.
Michael Nous, 21, Mohamed Buram, 22, and Ayoub Abdulrahman, 20, fronted the County Court for a plea hearing on Wednesday after pleading guilty to charges of intentionally causing injury, affray and common assault.
The trio attacked Darrien Fisher, 23, outside the Jacksons Hotel in Toorak in the early hours of January 1, 2023 following a Sounds of Africa event at the venue.
Fisher, who performs under the name DJ Dazz, worked at the hotel on New Year’s Eve 2022 prior to the assault.
The court heard the physical altercation occurred after Mr Fisher asked the men, who were leaning on the bonnet of his Jeep Compass which was parked directly opposite the hotel, to move away.
Mr Fisher was punched before all three repeatedly kicked him in the head, groin and back.
The court heard that Mr Fisher’s girlfriend Sharni Conroy-Green, 21, was also assaulted after she jumped on him to shield him.
Mr Fisher was able to briefly stand up in a hunched position before he fell back to the ground following further blows to his body.
The attackers fled the scene, leaving Mr Fisher unconscious and covered in blood while emergency services were on their way.
He was intubated, spent three days in an induced coma and required stitches to his head.
Abdulrahman’s lawyer Anthony Pyne said although there was no justification for the attack, the assault was spontaneous, unplanned and rash.
He said Abdulrahman’s parents, who were in court, loved and supported their son and that his prospects of rehabilitation was good.
Nous’ lawyer Ffyona Livingstone-Clark submitted that a combination sentence of prison and community corrections order was available to the court.
Jack Cleveland, lawyer for Buram, advocated for a community corrections order given the latter’s early guilty plea, young age and coming from a good home.
Judge John Kelly said it was a nasty assault.
“It’s at night, it’s alcohol-felled, the victim is prone and defenceless and is kicked by men in company,” he said.
The prosecution submitted for terms of imprisonment, given the severity of the assault, presence of members of the public and the fact that alcohol was involved.
Judge Kelly has ordered all three men be assessed for a community corrections order but said all sentencing options were open
They will be sentenced on March 31.
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