西部英牛队主教练卢克·贝弗里奇于2025年6月28日收到一封恐吓信，寄件人布伦顿·贝里要求其支付10万美元，并在信件上写下了自己的真实姓名[1]。贝里已认罪，法院命其接受社区矫正令和心理健康评估[1]。
贝弗里奇在受害人声明中表示："我觉得很困扰，一个我从不认识的人竟然如此冷酷地企图让我身边所有人感到恐惧"[1]。法官西奥班·惠特尔评价这封信"令人不安"[1]，而贝里的辩护律师则辩称该信件"不成熟"且"莫名其妙"[1]。贝里被控两项罪名：使用邮政服务恐吓罪和拒绝应讯保释罪[1]。54岁的贝里有犯罪记录，包括持枪抢劫罪，最后一次服刑于2014年[1]。贝里将于下周四回到法庭听取最终判决[1]。
Luke Beveridge, head coach of the Western Bulldogs, received a threatening letter on June 28, 2025, from Brendon Berry, a 54-year-old man who demanded $100,000 and signed the letter with his real name.[1] Berry has pleaded guilty to two charges: using postal services to threaten and refusing to answer bail summons.[1]
In his victim impact statement, Beveridge expressed his disturbance at the incident, stating: "I feel very troubled that someone I have never met would be so callous as to attempt to frighten all the people around me."[1] Berry's defense lawyer characterized the letter as "immature" and "nonsensical," while Judge Siobhan Whittle noted that such qualities contributed to its particularly disturbing nature.[1]
Berry has a prior criminal record that includes armed robbery, with his most recent prison sentence concluding in 2014.[1] The court has ordered him to undergo community correction and mental health assessment, with sentencing scheduled to be delivered the following Thursday.[1]