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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
National
Soofia Tariq

Alleged wrench attacker refused bail over 'appalling' incident

A 30-year-old accused of swinging a wrench at someone's head is behind bars after being refused bail over the alleged group robbery and drugging of a man who "owed money" to one of the assailants.

Jack James Sims appeared in the ACT Magistrates Court on Thursday morning, charged with joint commission aggravated robbery, unlawful confinement, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and possessing a knife without a reasonable excuse on a separate occasion.

Sims is allegedly the co-offender of 38-year-old Haylie Ellen Sibley and 43-year-old Natalie Marie Hyde, who allegedly joined forces to assault, rob and drug a male friend of the two woman.

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