Queensland man falls from balcony after dispute over drug money
ONE of the men allegedly responsible for pushing a Brisbane man off a three-storey balcony — leaving him with horrific injuries — will stay in jail.
A MAN accused of grabbing the throat of a man and pushing him off a third-storey Brisbane balcony in an attempt to murder has been denied bail.
Bradley Keleher, Michael James Fountain and Matthew James Cox allegedly cornered their victim on his Bowen Hills balcony after he ripped Simone Cox off for $3500 in a drug deal in February.
Brisbane Magistrates Court heard after the rort, Ms Cox told the men and they drove to the unit of their alleged victim and forced their way in.
Police accuse Keleher of throttling the 22-year-old’s throat and pushing him against a balcony rail.
“He was so far over the balcony railing due to this pressure to the throat that he lost his balance,” police prosecutor Mark Hughes told the court on Friday.
Their alleged victim smashed into concrete and was left with a broken jaw, ribs, arms, a fractured knee and lost teeth.
Keleher, 35, was denied bail and it is expected Simone Cox will seek to be released from custody when her matter comes before the court later.
A fifth person, Rikki Dean Page, was also charged over the alleged attack.
All five, who were arrested late on Thursday, are facing charges of attempted murder, acts intended to maim, entering premises with intent, grievous bodily harm and deprivation of liberty.