QLD: Bail refused for man accused of service station attack

AAP General News (Australia)
08-19-2008
QLD: Bail refused for man accused of service station attack

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By Christine Flatley

BRISBANE, Aug 19 AAP - A Brisbane service station customer "snapped" and took the law
into his own hands when he attacked a man, leaving him in hospital in an induced coma,
a court has heard.

Wilson Daniel Lee, 37, of Marsden, south of Brisbane, allegedly punched a 29-year-old
Israeli man who fell and hit his head on the concrete, at a service station in Carindale
on Sunday afternoon.

The victim remains in a serious but stable condition in Princess Alexandra Hospital.

Lee was arrested early this morning and faced Brisbane Magistrates Court on one charge
of grievous bodily harm.

The court was told the incident arose following an argument between the victim and
Lee's daughter-in-law while they were inside paying for petrol.

It's alleged Lee became aware of the altercation, and punched the complainant when
he exited the store.

Magistrate Jim Gordon refused bail, saying: "He has snapped, as it were, and taken
the law into his own hands and hasn't considered the consequences."

Lee was remanded in custody and will reappear in court in October.

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