Overview

• The 17-year-old broke into Dr. Ashley Gordon’s Doncaster home twice in the early hours of January 13, 2024, stealing shoes, electronics and jewellery
• After the second burglary, Dr. Gordon chased the youths into a driveway where the defendant produced a knife and stabbed him multiple times
• A Victorian Supreme Court jury delivered the guilty verdict on June 25, 2025, following two days of deliberation
• The teenager told jurors he feared Dr. Gordon would run him down with his car, but they dismissed his self-defence argument
• Dr. Gordon’s family, who have since advocated for bail law reform because the accused was on bail at the time, wept in court as the verdict was announced