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Brisbane Jury Acquits Driver in 2021 Road-Rage Death

Jurors accepted his claim of instinctive self-defence.

Overview

  • The Brisbane Supreme Court found Umar Hussein Alkhalifa Al Enizi not guilty of murder and manslaughter.
  • The four-day trial before Acting Justice Peter Applegarth concluded with a verdict after deliberations from Friday to Monday.
  • Court evidence showed Troy Edward Vandenberg, 25, stood on a Browns Plains roadway poised to throw a hammer when he was struck.
  • The court heard Mr Al Enizi swerved across two lanes and hit Mr Vandenberg, who later died of his injuries.
  • Defence argued the driver reacted reflexively in self-defence, while the prosecution contended he deliberately used his car to inflict serious harm.