Man in killer-litter case faces more serious charge

Under the new charge, for the alleged offence that led to the death of Mr Nasiari Sunee (above), Andrew Gosling (left) could be jailed for up to 15 years. ST FILE PHOTOS
Under the new charge, for the alleged offence that led to the death of Mr Nasiari Sunee, Andrew Gosling (above) could be jailed for up to 15 years. ST FILE PHOTOS
Under the new charge, for the alleged offence that led to the death of Mr Nasiari Sunee (above), Andrew Gosling (left) could be jailed for up to 15 years. ST FILE PHOTOS
Under the new charge, for the alleged offence that led to the death of Mr Nasiari Sunee (above), Andrew Gosling could be jailed for up to 15 years. ST FILE PHOTOS
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An Australian man blamed for a high-rise littering incident which killed a 73-year-old man at a Spottiswoode Park Road condominium has had his charge amended to the more serious voluntarily causing grievous hurt with an instrument.

Andrew Gosling, 47, who appeared in court yesterday, had allegedly thrown a glass wine bottle from a lift landing on the seventh storey towards a table near the barbecue area on the fifth storey, "knowing it to be likely" that he would cause grievous hurt.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on September 22, 2019, with the headline Man in killer-litter case faces more serious charge. Subscribe