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NRL star Ben Barba offered ‘second chance’ with no criminal conviction recorded for Mackay assault – ABC News
Ben Barba’s rugby league career is thrown a lifeline after no conviction is recorded against him for the assault of his brother-in-law.
Ben Barba’s rugby league career has been thrown a lifeline after no conviction was recorded against him for the assault of his brother-in-law.
Barba was once considered the best NRL player in the world and his defence team argued his future in the sport could be over if a criminal conviction was recorded.
Barba pleaded guilty to three charges; assault occasioning bodily harm, breaching bail conditions and failing to complete a community service order.
Magistrate James Morton ordered him to pa…
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