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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National

Former bikie who fled to New Zealand has shooting charges dropped

Prosecutors have dropped the shooting charges against former bikie Harley Austin.

PROSECUTORS have dropped the charges against a former bikie once accused of shooting a rival in the upper thigh during a dispute at Waratah in 2017.

Harley Charles Austin, 39, had pleaded not guilty to a string of firearm and assault charges and was expected to face a trial in Sydney's Downing Centre District Court starting on Monday.

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