Our client was charged with very serious offences of failing to provide for a child (causing danger of serious injury) and wounding a person with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. These are two offences carry a maximum penalty of 5 years and 25 years imprisonment respectively. This matter was prosecuted by the Director of Public Prosecutions given the serious nature of the charges. Our client was bail refused by both the Local and Supreme Court on these charges for approximately 1 and half years until new evidence came to light that was exculpatory for our client.
Once this new evidence came to light, Mr Sam Karnib made a fresh bail application before the Supreme Court of NSW and given the nature of this new evidence along with powerful submissions on why bail should be granted, the Supreme Court of NSW granted the bail application. Our client could not put into words the gratitude and relief she felt after being released from custody after such a significant period of time on remand.