澳大利亚Yarra市长Stephen Jolly因涉嫌在2024年11月于Fitzroy的Ziggy's Disco Lounge举行的选举庆祝派对上殴打抗议者Estella Burrows而遭到非法殴打指控1。Jolly向警方辩称他当时感到恐惧，声称自己害怕被"刺伤"，并完全否认有任何暴力行为，同时指控这些控罪是针对他的"大规模宣传活动"的一部分1。
案件的关键证据是一段40秒的视频，记录了该事件的发生过程1。目击者Mark Ryan作证称Jolly"用力打了她……他一瞬间相当凶猛。这是一声响亮的拳击声"1。然而，Jolly的辩护律师Michael McGrath辩称这段视频"模棱两可"，显示的是多方之间的冲突而非单方面的暴力行为1。墨尔本地方法院的法官Jill Prior预计将于9月18日做出裁决1。
Yarra Mayor Stephen Jolly faces allegations of unlawfully assaulting protester Estella Burrows during a post-election celebration at Ziggy's Disco Lounge on Smith Street in Fitzroy in November 2024 1. Jolly has denied the charges, telling police he feared being "knifed" during the incident and claiming the allegations form part of a "massive propaganda campaign" against him 1. He stated he was "scared shitless" throughout the protest and rejected suggestions that he punched or struck anyone 1.
The case has hinged on a 40-second video recorded at the scene, which remains central to determining what occurred 1. Witness Mark Ryan testified that Jolly "hit her with force … he was quite ferocious for a second. It was a loud, loud punch" 1. However, defence barrister Michael McGrath argued the footage is "ambiguous" and depicts a scuffle involving multiple parties rather than a deliberate assault 1. Following six days of contested hearings at Melbourne Magistrates' Court, Magistrate Jill Prior is expected to deliver her decision on September 18 1.
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