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James Gargasoulas, who went on a rampage through Melbourne’s Bourke Street and mowed down pedestrians, has been found guilty of murdering six people and endangering the life of 27 others.
A supreme court jury took just over an hour to find the 28-year-old, who admitted killing six people in a Bourke Street rampage on 20 January 2017, guilty of all charges.
Yesterday, prosecutors argued Gargasoulas should never be released.
Gargasoulas, 29, faced the Supreme Court on Tuesday for a pre-sentence hearing that will help decide whether the killer will one day be eligible for parole, or authorities throw away the key.
His criminal history was laid out, with the court hearing that between 2009 and 2014 Gargasoulas faced nearly two dozen violence-related charges including assaulting police, reckless conduct endangering serious injury, recklessly causing injury, unlawful assault, driving offences and aggravated burglary.
On at least two occasions he had escaped from police.
In documents submitted to the court on Tuesday, Crown prosecutors argued Gargasoulas' crimes represented the worst examples of murder in Victoria and he should never be granted parole.
Gargasoulas' offending showed "unspeakable disregard" for the sanctity of human life, the prosecution said.
Criminal History
He's back in court today as victims tell of the trauma he caused.
Of course there are six killed but one who died was Zachary Matthew-Bryant. He was asleep next to his two-year-old sister, Zara, when their pram was hit by a car speeding up the footpath in January, 2017.
Their pram became lodged in the windscreen of the car, which was driven by James Gargasoulas.
Presentencing Hearing Continues
A supreme court jury took just over an hour to find the 28-year-old, who admitted killing six people in a Bourke Street rampage on 20 January 2017, guilty of all charges.
Yesterday, prosecutors argued Gargasoulas should never be released.
Gargasoulas, 29, faced the Supreme Court on Tuesday for a pre-sentence hearing that will help decide whether the killer will one day be eligible for parole, or authorities throw away the key.
His criminal history was laid out, with the court hearing that between 2009 and 2014 Gargasoulas faced nearly two dozen violence-related charges including assaulting police, reckless conduct endangering serious injury, recklessly causing injury, unlawful assault, driving offences and aggravated burglary.
On at least two occasions he had escaped from police.
In documents submitted to the court on Tuesday, Crown prosecutors argued Gargasoulas' crimes represented the worst examples of murder in Victoria and he should never be granted parole.
Gargasoulas' offending showed "unspeakable disregard" for the sanctity of human life, the prosecution said.
Criminal History
He's back in court today as victims tell of the trauma he caused.
Of course there are six killed but one who died was Zachary Matthew-Bryant. He was asleep next to his two-year-old sister, Zara, when their pram was hit by a car speeding up the footpath in January, 2017.
Their pram became lodged in the windscreen of the car, which was driven by James Gargasoulas.
Presentencing Hearing Continues