Case of Bourke St accused Dimitrious Gargasoulas back on track
A HUMILIATING rebuke from a Supreme Court judge has cut through mountains of red tape that threatened to delay the trial of Bourke St accused Dimitrious Gargasoulas.
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A HUMILIATING rebuke from a Supreme Court judge has cut through mountains of red tape that threatened to delay the trial of Bourke St accused Dimitrious Gargasoulas.
It was revealed last Monday that bungling bureaucrats refused to hand over the medical records of Mr Gargasoulas to his barrister in the lead-up to his preliminary hearing on December 15.
Mr Gargasoulas, 27, is charged with six counts of murder and 28 of attempted murder over the January 20 incident in the city.
His matter returned to the Supreme Court again today where Justice Lex Lasry was told the matter was back on track.
It was a frustrated Justice Lasry that heard last week that the Department of Justice had failed to cough up the alleged killer’s medical records to Mr Gargasoulas’ defence.
BUREAUCRATS BLAMED FOR MEDICAL RECORD DELAY IN GARGASOULAS CASE
Doctors assessing Mr Gargasoulas refuse to tick off on their mental assessments of the alleged killer until they see all of his records.
Mr Gargasoulas’ barrister Dr Theo Alexander said the department handed over the documents the very next day after its public dressing down.
Justice Lasry had described the situation as “absurd”.
Dr Alexander said the doctors are expected to tick off on their assessment of Mr Gargasoulas a day before his expected committal hearing in the magistrates’ court.
If deemed mentally unwell, as expected, the matter will return to the Supreme Court where it will reach its conclusion.
It’s alleged Mr Gargasoulas mowed down dozens of pedestrians in the busy retail strip, killing a baby boy, a schoolgirl and four other people as shoppers ran for cover.