Brodie Knott fronts Dandenong Magistrate Court over 104 burglary charges, including missing grand final medals
The Seaford man who allegedly stole Richmond premiership player Shai Bolton’s grand final medals has had his bid to be released thwarted over an address bungle.
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The Seaford man who allegedly stole Richmond star Shai Bolton’s premiership medals will spend extra time on remand over an address bungle.
Brodie Knott, 36, fronted the Dandenong Magistrates’ Court on October 30, facing more than 100 charges relating to burglaries across the southeast after a police raid on his home turned over the stolen grand final silverware.
Mr Knott is facing a total of 104 charges, including 29 counts of burglary, 29 counts of criminal damage, 17 counts of theft as well as the theft of a motor vehicle.
Bolton’s medals from the 2019 and 2020 grand finals were stolen from his Malvern home in December 2022, while the star player was on an off-season trip in Western Australia.
The court heard the alleged offending happened over a 30-day period, where Mr Knott allegedly smashed into the small businesses, stealing “mostly cash”.
The police prosecutor said the impact on Mr Knott’s alleged victims should be taken into account in any potential sentence.
“Each of the businesses were owned by victims who had to undertake repairs to their shops and have had to deal with the funds stolen – no doubt some sort of anguish would have occurred,” the prosecutor said.
“The impact on the community for this type of offending should lay weight on the sentence.”
Mr Knott appeared in the docks on Wednesday, with his partner supporting him in the body of the court.
The court heard Mr Knott had initially planned to live with his partner if released back into the community, however her address had been assessed as not suitable.
A second address had been suggested but had yet to be assessed by the court corrections team, leaving Magistrate Marita Altman with no choice but to adjourn the case.
“It’s not as simple as me saying ‘that sounds good’”, she said.
“There are assessment processes for that to happen.”
A frustrated Mr Knott said the proposed two-week adjournment was “a long time”.
“My anxiety is so bad, that’s all,” he said.
“I wish I wasn’t dragged down here at 4am for all this.”
Mr Knott also said he “didn’t want to disappoint his stepson”.
“I just hate letting him down,” he said.
“It’s not just about me.”
Ms Altman said the adjournment was a “good opportunity” for Mr Knott to see how he managed the challenge.
“I understand this is frustrating and you’re managing this really well,” she said.
“Nobody wanted it, but life throws these things at you.
“Here’s a chance to do things differently – think about it over the next couple of weeks, see how you go through this process of stress and anxiety.”
The matter was adjourned to November 13, when Mr Knott will return to court.
