Overview
- Koby Weaver, 21, received a two-year sentence for recklessly causing grievous bodily harm, with parole eligibility deferred until February next year after time already served was counted.
- Co-offenders Finley Goodwin, 23, and Danai Deneiderhavsein, 19, were each fined $2,200 and ordered to serve their assault sentences in the community under strict conditions.
- Court-released CCTV and phone video showed Weaver stomping on an officer’s head, with an audible crack, leaving the victim motionless and injured with facial fractures.
- The confrontation began as the two off-duty officers walked along Enmore Road after a concert, escalated to shoving and punches, and ended when Weaver broke a grip with the stomp before fleeing.
- Judge Greg Grogin condemned the pack-style assault as cowardly and disgraceful, while defence lawyers cited the men’s youth and lack of records and the Crown argued the unprovoked violence warranted strong punishment.