Steele Leslie Ward had all but nine weeks of his six month jail sentence suspended

Nick Clark
August 7 2021 - 4:02am
Green Bean Cafe owner Paul Giddins after he was assaulted in broad daylight.
Green Bean Cafe owner Paul Giddins after he was assaulted in broad daylight.

A homeless man who bashed a Launceston cafe proprietor with a fire extinguisher will be free to walk out of jail after serving nine weeks of a six-month sentence.

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Nick Clark

Nick Clark

Journalist

I am the Supreme and Magistrates Court reporter for the Examiner for the past 18 months. My journalism career has clicked over 30 years and encompasses four different spells at Tasmanian newspapers.

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