A 31-year-old man sentenced to 10 months prison over his part in the antisemitic attack on a Bondi brewery last year told New South Wales Police he was acting under duress, court documents have revealed.
One of two men charged over the antisemitic attack which saw a Bondi brewery torched last year told police he was acting under duress, according to documents filed in court.
Both men were arrested last year following investigations into the torching of Curly Lewis Brewing Co on October 17. Picture: Supplied Guy Finnegan faced Sutherland Local Court on Thursday charged with destroy or damage property in company by use of fire, alongside his co-accused Craig Bantoft, 37. Picture: Supplied
Their failure prompted a furious response from the person calling themselves"Bond", with court documents showing Finnegan forwarded Bantoft an expletive-laden rant after the 31-year-old had attempted contact.
Sutherland Local Court NSW Lewis Continental Kitchen Curly Lewis Brewing Co Karen Webb Craig Bantoft Australian Federal Police AFP Antisemitism NSW Police
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