A 20-year-old man charged with two separate assaults during Schoolies celebrations on Queensland's Gold Coast has been refused bail after appearing in court...
A 20-year-old man charged with two separate assaults during Schoolies celebrations on Queensland's Gold Coast has been refused bail after appearing in court. Roy Paulo, 20, of Redbank Plains south-west of Brisbane, appeared in Southport Magistrates Court today charged with grievous bodily harm and assault occasioning bodily harm whilst in company. The court heard in the first attack, Mr Paulo punched 18-year-old Lucas Miller several times at the Esplanade at Surfers Paradise on Saturday night. Lucas, the son of Brisbane 4BC radio host John Miller, suffered a fractured cheekbone and nose and required reconstructive surgery.
The bashing prompted calls by Mr Miller to ban Schoolies on the Gold Coast, which attracts tens of thousands of school leavers from across the country, and again sparked heated debate among the state's politicians.
The court heard Mr Paulo was also among a group of males who attacked a 17-year-old boy as he walked alone through the sand dunes near the Northcliffe Lifesaving Club at Surfers Paradise on Monday night.
