Overview

• At a third preliminary hearing, the court confirmed threats of stabbing were made 24 hours before the 2020 attack.
• Police had attempted non-lethal options before fatally shooting Badreddin Abdalla Adam Bosh during the incident.
• Three asylum seekers, two hotel workers, and police constable David Whyte were injured in the stabbings.
• The Crown reported about 700 witness statements lodged, with evidential hearings expected to last four to five weeks.
• A firearms expert report is scheduled to begin in October with a working deadline in early December, and a further preliminary hearing is set for December.