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Brisbane Synagogue Gate-Ramming Accused Granted Bail for Residential Rehab

The judge found the risk flows from drug use rather than mental illness.

Overview

  • Matthew Alexander Donald De Campo, 32, was granted bail Wednesday after a court psychiatrist attributed his earlier psychosis to meth use with chronic cannabis dependence.
  • He must live in a supervised drug and mental health clinic, follow a curfew, and avoid possessing weapons under the court’s conditions.
  • The prosecution no longer opposed release after the psychiatric report and asked the court to impose strict limits to reduce community risk.
  • He maintains a not-guilty plea to wilful damage charged as an aggravated hate crime and drug possession, with undisputed CCTV showing him driving into the gate on February 20.
  • The case is listed for a pre-trial review on July 2 in Brisbane Magistrates Court, after hearings noted prior weapon convictions, an alleged religious preoccupation, and references to the Bondi shootings.