Bankstown nurses to challenge video’s admissibility
During the arraignment, the pair were read out their charges and both said "not guilty".
Two Bankstown nurses accused of threatening violence against Israeli patients have pleaded not guilty and will go to trial in August, with the admissibility of a viral video expected to be a key part of their defence.
Sarah Abu Lebdeh, 27, and Ahmad Rashad Nadir, 28, appeared in the NSW District Court on Monday for the first time after their matters were moved up from the lower-level local court.
During the arraignment, the pair were read out their charges and both said “not guilty” when Judge Stephen Hanley asked them how they responded.
Abu Lebdeh was charged with threatening violence to a group and using a carriage service to menace, harass or offend. Nadir was also charged with using a carriage service to menace, harass or offend and possessing a prohibited drug.
The drugs charge relates to a vial of morphine police allegedly found in his locker at Bankstown Hospital and will continue to be dealt with in the local court.
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