Great-grandfather, 89, bailed after allegedly shooting man over scrapyard dispute

An 89-year-old great-grandfather accused of gunning down a man and putting him in hospital over illegal dumping at his junkyard has been granted bail.

Paolo Mannici, who takes more than a dozen pills a day, faced the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court this morning over allegations he used a Beretta handgun to shoot the man leaving scrap at his Ravenhall business.

Mr Mannici, dressed in a white shirt and wearing blue disposable gloves, appeared from the Melbourne Assessment Prison where he…