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Breaking: Teen charged for alleged crashing into crowd of Newcastle Knights supporters

Breaking: Teen charged for alleged crashing into crowd of Newcastle Knights supporters
ABC Australia Saturday 03 October 2026, 11:42 UTC 1 min read
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The alleged driver of the car which ploughed into a crowd of Newcastle Knights supporters has been charged and refused bail. Indika Bambrick Samarasinghe, 18, has been charged with three instances of dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm, three instances of negligent driving occasioning grievous bodily harm and three instances of cause bodily harm by misconduct, according to court documents viewed by the ABC.

The alleged driver of the car which ploughed into a crowd of Newcastle Knights supporters has been charged and refused bail. Indika Bambrick Samarasinghe, 18, has been charged with three instances of dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm, three instances of negligent driving occasioning grievous bodily harm and three instances of cause bodily harm by misconduct, according to court documents viewed by the ABC. Loading
Newcastle Knights (ORG) Indika Bambrick Samarasinghe (PERSON) ABC (ORG)
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