A manslaughter charge against a teenage driver who caused the death of an Adelaide nurse in a hit-and-run crash last year needs to be considered further, the Adelaide Magistrates Court has heard. Anglicare SA employee Lucy Paveley was killed last year in August while driving to work. Her car was hit at high speed by an allegedly stolen four-wheel drive which the prosecution says had a group of youths in it and in another vehicle which was following. The four-wheel drive’s driver, 18-year-old Lyle Leonard Morrison, has already pleaded guilty to causing Ms Paveley’s death by dangerous driving. He was also charged with manslaughter over the crash and was due to enter a plea to that charge. He had denied the charge at previous hearings.
February 13, 2018
Mercy Services is slated to face a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) before Fair Work Commissioner Saunders at Level 3, 237 Wharf road, Newcastle at 2.30pm (McKenzie).
February 13, 2018
Estia Health has a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) which it must defend before Fair Work Commissioner Saunders at Level 3, 237 Wharf Road, Newcastle at 12.30pm (Burgess).
February 13, 2018
Far West HACC Services Inc will defend a s.394 (Application for unfair dismissal remedy) before Senior Deputy President Hamberger in the Broken Hill Council Chambers 240 Blende Street Broken Hill New South Wales at 10am (Perry).
February 13, 2018
A Melbourne surgeon allegedly killed in a one-punch attack fell to the ground so hard the back of his head cracked the tiled floor of the Box Hill Hospital in Melbourne’s east, a court has heard. Joseph Esmaili, 22, is facing numerous charges including manslaughter for allegedly delivering the punch that killed 41-year-old Patrick Pritzwald-Stegmann in May last year. His committal hearing at the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court was told the pair had been having an argument over Mr Esmaili and his friends smoking in a designated non-smoking area outside the hospital’s foyer. Prosecutor Mark Gibson SC said Mr Pritzwald-Stegmann had gone to reception to ask them to call security to move the group away from the hospital entrance when Mr Esmaili came back inside. “[Mr Pritzwald-Stegmann] requested the accused man to leave the hospital … [he] was heard by witnesses to say to the accused ‘did you just spit in my face?'” he told the court. Mr Gibson said witnesses told police they had heard Mr Esmaili say “I need you to suck my dick” as he became “more annoyed and angry”. Mr Pritzwald-Stegmann put down the satchel he was carrying before Mr Esmaili punched him in the face, the court heard. Mr Gibson said the punch rendered the surgeon unconscious and caused him to fall backwards without attempting to brace the fall. The court heard Mr Esmaili fled from the scene as onlookers and medical staff rushed to Mr Pritzwald-Stegmann’s aid. Mr Esmaili chose not to watch CCTV of the incident which was played in court. Defence barrister John Desmond told the hearing that his client may claim he was acting in self defence. Mr Desmond also indicated he would argue the surgeon’s death was not caused by Mr Esmaili’s punch.
February 13, 2018
A convicted murderer living in an aged-care home stabbed a man during a lunchtime row over a Kenny Rogers CD, a court has heard. George McLeod, 78, has convictions for bashing a woman to death with an iron bar and shooting his then wife in the face, and was living in Redfern after his early release from prison.
February 13, 2018
A s.185 (Enterprise Agreement) application by Healthscope Operations Pty Ltd T/A Healthscope for its Healthscope – SA – Nurses – Enterprise Agreement 2017-2020 has been approved by Fair Work Commissioner McKinnon in Melbourne on 12 February 2018.
February 13, 2018
Jackie Hanson will become chief operating officer of the Queensland Metro North Hospital and Health Service. She has been chief executive of the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network since 2015.
