Gargasoulas faces trial over Bourke Street tragedy:LIVE
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Gargasoulas faces trial over Bourke Street tragedy:LIVE

James Gargasoulas,28,has pleaded not guilty to six charges of murder and 27 charges of reckless conduct endangering life over the Bourke Street tragedy that unfolded on January 20,2017. We bring you live coverage of the trial as it unfolds in the Melbourne Supreme Court.

  • byChris Vedelago

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Thirty-three'not guilty'pleas as Bourke St accused faces court
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Thirty-three'not guilty'pleas as Bourke St accused faces court

Accused Bourke Street tragedy driver James Gargasoulas has entered 33 pleas of not guilty over a car attack that killed six people in the centre of Melbourne last year.

  • byChris Vedelago
Bourke Street accused James Gargasoulas fit to stand trial for murder
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Bourke Street accused James Gargasoulas fit to stand trial for murder

After deliberating for just over three hours on Monday,jury finds accused man is fit to stand trial on the criminal charges.

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'Delusional beliefs'mean Gargasoulas is not fit for trial,court told
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'Delusional beliefs'mean Gargasoulas is not fit for trial,court told

Man accused of killing pedestrians in Bourke Street cannot be"directed away"from delusions he is the Messiah and should not stand trial,lawyer argues

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Bourke St accused believes he saw demon and was possessed,court told
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Bourke St accused believes he saw demon and was possessed,court told

Psychologist who says James Gargasoulas is fit to stand trial tells court the accused killer thought he saw a'pixelated monster'before alleged rampage.

  • byAmber Wilson
Bourke St accused'not bothered'about fitness to plead,court told
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Bourke St accused'not bothered'about fitness to plead,court told

Man accused of killing pedestrians in Bourke St is not bothered if he is found fit to plead because a comet will hit earth in two years anyway,court hears.

  • byKaren Sweeney
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'I'll be out in five years':Court told of Gargasoulas'freedom scheme
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'I'll be out in five years':Court told of Gargasoulas'freedom scheme

Man who allegedly killed six pedestrians in Bourke St believes he could be eventually released if he's found unfit to plead,a Supreme Court hearing is told.

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Bourke St accused claims'God made me do it',psychiatrist tells court
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Bourke St accused claims'God made me do it',psychiatrist tells court

James Gargasoulas told psychiatrist it was God's will he ran down pedestrians and believes comet will hit if he has to stand trial for murder,a court hears.

  • byAdam Cooper
Gargasoulas jury dismissed after failing to agree on fitness for trial
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Gargasoulas jury dismissed after failing to agree on fitness for trial

The jury deliberating on James Gargasoulas’ fitness to stand trial for the Bourke Street tragedy has failed to come to a unanimous verdict.

  • byChris Vedelago
Jury out on fitness for trial of Bourke St accused James Garagasoulas
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Jury out on fitness for trial of Bourke St accused James Garagasoulas

Supreme Court Justice Lex Lasry has told jurors that they were to act as ‘judges of the facts’ and ‘ignore all other considerations’.

  • byChris Vedelago
Psychiatrist tells court Gargasoulas'ran down people to escape police'
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Psychiatrist tells court Gargasoulas'ran down people to escape police'

Supreme Court is told Dimitrious Gargasoulas ran down people in Bourke Street to escape police and be free to'promulgate'the idea he was the Messiah.

  • byChris Vedelago&Cameron Houston