Co-accused of alleged CBD bashing ringleader turns up to court

THE alleged ringleader of a group charged with beating a man unconscious and leaving him on a Darwin City kerb has applied again for bail, with his girlfriend and co-accused turning up to support him in court

Maea Tongamoa has had a second crack at being granted bail

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THE alleged ringleader of a group charged with beating a man unconscious and leaving him on a Darwin City kerb has applied again for bail, with his girlfriend and co-accused turning up to support him in court.

Maea Tongamoa, 24, currently stands charged with acts intending to cause serious harm and yesterday applied for a review of a Local Court decision to deny him bail.

Maea Tongamoa

Crown prosecutor Cecily Hollingworth said the specific intent to cause harm is “we say, made out by the repeated bashing, kicking, punching on a hard surface.”

She also pointed out that Tongamoa’s co-accused Tayarrah Morris – who was granted bail a few weeks ago – turned up to court.

“We carry concerns that they would fail to abide by those bail conditions if Tongamoa is released,” she said.

The court was shown a video of the incident which allegedly shows Tongamoa kicking the alleged victim in the head even after he has become unconscious.

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The application was adjourned to next week awaiting a supervision report.