Nugent silent and emotionless as he faces courtpublished at 00:28 BST 21 October
00:28 BST 21 October
Katy Watson
Australia correspondent reporting from Wangaratta
Appearing in court for the first time, Brendan Nugent sat in the dock dressed in a grey-blue sweater, two custody officers with him.
He looked around the court as the hearing, which was over in minutes, took place: up at the TV screen that was streaming the matter, then at the benches of reporters.
Space in court two was tight, journalists squeezed on to three benches along with police and members of the public. There was little more than a metre between the dock and where I was sitting.
Nugent didn’t show any emotion, and stood only when the magistrate spoke to him about attending a committal hearing in February. He nodded once, but said nothing.