AAP General News (Australia)
12-11-2000
Vic: 31 year old man to contest hedge arson charges
Melbourne Magistrates Court has heard that a 31-year-old man will vigorously contest
five charges of setting fire to Melbourne hedges.
GREGORY ARISTOMENIS ANASTASIOU appeared in the court today after being charged by police
early yesterday with torching a hedge at the intersection of Belmore and Balwyn roads,
Balwyn, in Melbourne's east.
That fire, about 4am (AEDT) yesterday, forced the evacuation of several residents but
took just minutes to be controlled.
The court heard ANASTASIOU of Salvana Avenue, Mitcham, was on bail on other hedge fire
charges at the time of his arrest.
He has now been charged on a total of five counts of criminal damage by fire.
His counsel, PETER WARD, today told the court he was preparing a bail application for
ANASTASIOU, but it would not be put today.
Mr WARD says his client would be contesting the charges vigorously.
Magistrate JELENA POPOVIC listed the charges to be put to a committal hearing on February
20 next year.
AAP RTV gfr/pjb/jn
KEYWORD: ANASTASIOU (MELBOURNE)
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