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23 year old Irish backpacker death in Sydney, Information sought following assault

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kathryn77	Oct 29 2009, 06:12 PM Post #1
Vagabond Group: Local Expert Posts: 1527 Joined: 12-December 06 From: Scotland Member No.: 30044	After an attack on Sunday night, in the Coogee Beach area of Sydney, a 23 year old Irish backpacker has since died. Police are seeking information, and there is a photo of a man they want to trace via this link If you have any info, help his poor family get some closure by informing the Sydney police -------------------- Scotland & Ireland Dots round Europe & A Brazilian New Year The Big Trip! & Israel

skylab	Oct 29 2009, 06:25 PM Post #2
World Traveler Group: Members Posts: 1042 Joined: 19-August 08 From: Buenos Aires Member No.: 228012 Nominate me as a Local Expert	Very sad :/ -------------------- DJSkylab.com: My blog :) ArtOfBackpacking.com: Backpacking Independent International Traveler Facebook "They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself." -Andy Warhol "My body has certainly wandered a good deal, but I have an uneasy suspicion that my mind has not wandered enough." -Noel Coward

introducinlyric	Oct 29 2009, 08:21 PM Post #3
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 5348 Joined: 24-May 07 From: Sydney, Australia Member No.: 56605	this is sad. a similar case like this happened not too long ago.... coogee has become notorious of late for this kind of behaviour -------------------- Do You Want The Truth or Something Beautiful?

purplebuggy	Oct 29 2009, 09:11 PM Post #4
Tourist Group: Local Expert Posts: 524 Joined: 19-June 09 From: Australia Member No.: 282787	I love Coogee but when stuff like this happens it really is sad and ruins it for everyone. -------------------- pb Diary of a Ranger-To-Be Another year in the bushveld of South Africa (Jan 11 - now)

introducinlyric	Nov 1 2009, 05:34 AM Post #5
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 5348 Joined: 24-May 07 From: Sydney, Australia Member No.: 56605	the incident started over a kebab...unbelievable -------------------- Do You Want The Truth or Something Beautiful?

kathryn77	Nov 1 2009, 04:48 PM Post #6
Vagabond Group: Local Expert Posts: 1527 Joined: 12-December 06 From: Scotland Member No.: 30044	I know, I heard on the news - unbelievable! Also saw the guy being bailed and genuinely felt sorry for him - one punch or whatever it was and he now has to live with the knowledge that it was enough to kill someone, and that he was responsible for that. He did look genuinely sorry in the footage, and I'm sure his own guilt at the outcome of his actions will be more than enough of a sentence than what the courts put on him. The victim's family don't want him to go to prison though which is really admirable given the pain they'll be going through. I hope people learn lessons from it, and see the tragic results that can come from fighting - especially over trivial things like a kebab! -------------------- Scotland & Ireland Dots round Europe & A Brazilian New Year The Big Trip! & Israel

introducinlyric	Nov 1 2009, 07:15 PM Post #7
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 5348 Joined: 24-May 07 From: Sydney, Australia Member No.: 56605	QUOTE(kathryn77 @ Nov 1 2009, 04:48 PM) The victim's family don't want him to go to prison though which is really admirable given the pain they'll be going through. i agree it really is admirable of them but then again no one wouldve thought death as a result of the punch just so sad that it was over something like a kebab -------------------- Do You Want The Truth or Something Beautiful?

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