- Richmond Tigers star was sentenced to assault in December 2024
- Star struck several times and sent a flying man outside the club
The AFL star, Noah Balta, avoided a prison sentence for having viciously attacked a man outside a club in December of last year – but was struck with a three -month -old curfew that will leave him unable to play night matches or play in interstate matches.
The Local Tribunal of Albury ordered that the stars of Richmond Tigers do not leave his house between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. for the next three months during the attack outside the Mulwala nautical skimblub in southern South New Wales on December 30.
The 25 -year -old man had pleaded guilty to a single chief of assault causing real bodily lesions, who in NSW attracts a maximum sentence of five years in prison.
He was sentenced to an 18 -month -old community correction order and sentenced to a fine of $ 3,000.
Balta is also not allowed to drink alcohol under the curfew, which expires on July 22.
The AFL calendar is not fixed from Tour 16, but as it stands, Balta will miss two night games for tigers because of its sentence, and a trip outside to play GWS in Sydney.
Richmond Noah Balta’s star (photo) (dodged a prison sentence but will not be able to play in the night or the matches of the interstate AFL after being sentenced for a shocking assault
The attack on Balta in December of last year left his victim a bloody disorder (photo) and saw a police prosecutor declared in court that he could have died in the assault
A court previously learned that the victim of Balta, 27, could have been killed during the attack.
“Your honor can see that it becomes entirely in the air and travels a meter or a meter and a half,” said police prosecutor Jason Tozer at the local court of Corowa last month.
“It is only luck that his head did not contact this concrete.
Balta’s defense admitted that the incident was serious but argued that the assault was at the higher end of an intermediate level offense.
The accusation argued that the attack had reached the threshold of a high -level offense.
The references of characters for the AFL star described Balta as “a kind and attentive giant,” said defense lawyer Belinda Franjic.
“It is quite clear that this offense is completely and completely out of character for Mr. Balta,” she said in court.
Balta had admitted to having drank a significant amount of alcohol on the day of the offense and reacted to seeing his younger brother in a confrontation, the court said.
The player had shown real remorse for his actions and had asked for professional help, including courses, to tackle the behavior that led to the incident, said Franjic.
Balta (photo outside the court last month) cannot drink alcohol under his curfew either
The AFL star had quickly admitted the assault and pleaded guilty, although he initially declared the police that he had only struck the victim three or four times.
“It might not have been completely precise,” said his lawyer.
In March, the accusation also criticized the ban on four Balta games from Richmond, which was sanctioned by AFL but largely condemned by football, AFL experts and Victorian Prime Minister Jacinta Allan.
“The measures taken by the club are so minimal that they are not relevant,” said SGT Tozer.
“The court must send a message to the community that this type of conduct is unacceptable, no matter who you are.”
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