Overview
- The violence began in a dispute over two allegedly stolen trail bikes and escalated into a street brawl in Collingwood Park that left 31-year-old Carlo Piero Stewart dead.
- Brayden Wilson-Knight procured an illegal .22 handgun, hid it at his family home and produced it during the confrontation, a move the judge found dramatically raised the risk of fatal violence.
- Tye Bickle fired 10 shots during the chaotic fight after being handed the gun and suffering a head blow, and those rounds struck Stewart and seriously injured two other men who now face long-term brain and speech problems.
- On Thursday the court sentenced Wilson-Knight to nine years’ prison with parole eligibility on April 3, 2028, while Bickle and Kobi Wilkins received five-year sentences that were wholly suspended and were released on parole for related counts.
- Justice Peter Callaghan said the Crown’s decision to pursue murder charges for years before accepting manslaughter pleas was ‘bewildering’ and required him to moderate sentences, a ruling that reduced punishment and drew a public rebuke.