Remarkable scenes highlighting some real “cream of the crop” behaviour from the Australian public today, with a 9 News reporter allegedly assaulted with a lit cigarette, shoved into her face by a woman as she left court this morning.
Outside the Caboolture Magistrates Court, a small media pack had gathered and was questioning the woman, who was attending court as a visitor to witness proceedings against Stevee Jane Kennedy, who stands accused of murdering her ex-boyfriend early on Sunday morning.
22 year-old Kennedy was charged with the murder of 26 year-old Freeman Brookes, believed to be her ex-boyfriend. Brookes staggered into a Sunshine Coast service station at around 1:15am, bleeding from an apparent stab wound. He died a short time after being rushed to hospital. Kennedy was charged with murder by police on Sunday afternoon, and was appearing in court for a committal hearing, and was remanded in custody to reappear on July 24th.
Channel 9 reporter Alex Bernhardt was among the media contingent that followed the 23 year-old unidentified woman a short distance down the footpath after exiting the courtroom. The woman, pushing a baby stroller, blew smoke at reporters before lashing out, appearing to stub out her lit cigarette on Bernhardt’s face before hurrying away.
Just had a woman stub her lit cigarette into my face at Caboolture Court…Charming.
