NRL persona Paul Kent will search to have allegations he was once fascinated with a side road brawl disregarded because of psychological fitness, a courtroom has been informed.
The Fox Sports activities presenter and columnist seemed sooner than Downing Centre Native Courtroom on Tuesday for a bail evaluate as he faces a unmarried rely of affray.
Police allege Mr Kent and any other guy turned into fascinated with a verbal argument that grew to become bodily out of doors Totti’s Rozelle about 11pm on April 27.
Broadly shared video from the evening purported to turn team of workers and consumers looking to store Mr Kent again sooner than the alleged melee spilt onto the road.
The 54-year-old’s attorney perceptible to the courtroom on Tuesday that he would search to have the price handled beneath provisions of the NSW Psychological Condition Employment.
“I will be seeking an application to have this matter dealt with under mental health and cognitive impairment,” he informed Justice of the Peace Scott Nash.
“In the after hours of this alleged incident he (Kent) sought urgent counselling. He has been seeing his GP who has referred him (to) Burwood hospital.”
Below the Employment, a Justice of the Peace might construct an form to disregard an individual into the help of a accountable individual if they’re discovered to endure a psychological impairment.
Mr Nash affirmative to a six-week adjournment for Mr Kent to obtain a remedy plan from his unused physician and disregarded his bail reporting situations.
Requested via the prosecutor if he would plead in charge to obtain a reduced sentence, Mr Kent demurred, telling newshounds out of doors courtroom that he “had nothing to say”.
The 54-year-old has now not entered any pleas and was once stood i’m sick via Fox Sports activities the date upcoming the alleged incident “pending an immediate investigation”.
It comes best months upcoming Mr Kent was once discovered now not in charge of allegations he choked and assaulted his then-partner, a consequence he referred to as a “vindication”.
A 2nd 35-year-old guy police allege was once concerned within the scuffle with Mr Kent was once previous charged with affray sooner than being granted bail to entrance courtroom on June 7.
