In Australia, man who brought a gun to a brawl sentenced to 9 years — ABC News Australia

In Australia, a Supreme Court judge sentenced Brayden Wilson-Knight to nine years in prison over the death of Carlo Stewart during a brawl in Ipswich. Wilson-Knight brought an unregistered .22-calibre pistol to the scene, which later ended up in the hands of Ty Bickle and was used in the shooting.

According to ABC News Australia, Bickle and Wilson-Knight’s younger brother, Kobe Wilkins, were each sentenced to five years in prison, with their sentences fully suspended. Both were allowed to leave the courtroom. Wilson-Knight was credited with 270 days spent in custody before sentencing; he will be eligible to apply for parole in April 2028.

Brawl over stolen motorcycles

Carlo Piero Stewart died in hospital after sustaining three gunshot wounds in July 2021 near a house in North Booval, a suburb of Ipswich. The court had previously heard that the conflict arose over stolen motorcycles that had been sold to Wilson-Knight without his knowledge.

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Stewart wanted to help a friend recover the motorcycles. The sides initially agreed to meet at a public car park, but Stewart arrived at Wilson-Knight’s home with several men. Some of them wore gloves, masks and hoods. Wilson-Knight’s wife and children were in the house at the time.

Ten shots in seven seconds

In footage from surveillance cameras, Stewart said: “You guys have got our motorcycles,” after which Wilson-Knight pulled out a pistol. During the altercation, he tried to fire it, but the weapon malfunctioned. Stewart punched him in the face, took a baseball bat and struck Bickle on the head, causing him serious injury.

Bickle then took possession of the pistol and fired 10 shots indiscriminately in about seven seconds. Three bullets hit Stewart. Judge Peter Callaghan found that Bickle did not know about the weapon in advance and was injured, frightened and disoriented when he opened fire. At the same time, the judge noted that Wilson-Knight’s decision to arm himself with a loaded pistol required a harsher sentence.