Six Men, Two Brothers: The Airport Hotel Bashing
Territory Famous por Kellie Arrowsmith
Notas del episodio
In this episode, I’m covering a pretty full-on pub bashing that happened at the Airport Hotel in Darwin back in 2007.
This one stood out to me straight away because I actually used to work there as what they call a toppy (topless barmaid), and later did bookings for the pub — so I know the pub pretty well I couldn't believe I hadn't heard about this episode though, because it got pretty wild.
After one bloke made a joke about another man's weight, a fight broke out and the bloke who was upset about the joke was knocked out. So, he went home, rounded up a group, and came back to the pub.
From there, CCTV footage and witness accounts show what the court later described as a coordinated attack involving six men and two victims. The fight itself only lasted a couple of minutes, but it was chaotic, violent, and involved punches, kick ...