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Footscray Man Dies After Alleged Assault by Released Immigration Detainee

His death has prompted Victoria Police to consider upgrading charges against Lominja Friday Yokoju ahead of his committal hearing in October

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Overview

  • Dominic O’Brien, 62, died on June 21 from injuries sustained in an alleged attack at Nicholson and Paisley streets in Footscray on June 15.
  • Police arrested 43-year-old Lominja Friday Yokoju at the scene and initially charged him with intentionally causing serious injury.
  • Victoria Police said investigators will review the charges following the results of O’Brien’s post-mortem examination.
  • Yokoju was released from immigration detention in 2023 after a High Court ruling that set aside indefinite holds and was living on a bridging visa at the time of the alleged assault.
  • He remains remanded in custody and is scheduled for a committal hearing at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on October 20.