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Fremantle fan jailed for assaulting off-duty police officer

30th November, 2015
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Fremantle fan Cody Yarran has been jailed for 8 months for assaulting an off-duty police officer during an AFL game.
30th November, 2015
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24-year-old AFL fan, Cody Yarran, has been sentenced to eight months in jail for assaulting an off-duty police officer during a 2015 preliminary final between the Hawthorn Hawks and Fremantle at Subiaco Oval in Perth.

The assault, which was captured on video by a nearby member of the crowd and posted to social media, took place after an off-duty police officer confronted Yarran regarding his disorderly behaviour.

Yarran then proceeded to hit the 38-year-old female in the throat.

Speaking outside court following the sentence, the victim stated that Yarran had threatened to beat her and her children after she had asked him to stop scaring hers and other children in the vicinity.

She also stated that the incident had had a big impact on her children.

“My 13-year-old son feels like he should have done more, which is really sad for him,” she said.

“My eight-year-old stepdaughter feels that she can’t go in public into large crowds, she’s very nervous and anxious.

“It was unfair that everybody else’s experience of the football had to be ruined because of the behaviour of one.”

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Yarran pleaded guilty to disorderly behaviour, common assault and two counts of obstructing public officers, but his defence argued his behaviour was impacted by a distressed state caused by the recent loss of his father, with who he often attended Fremantle games.

The prosecution pushed for a jail term, arguing it would send a clear message regarding violence against women.

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