A former Age photographer has died after he was allegedly assaulted by a freed immigration detainee in a Footscray mall last Sunday.
Former Age photographer Dominic O’Brien.Credit: Facebook
Footscray man Dominic O’Brien, 62, died after suffering critical injuries during the altercation, which took place near the corner of Nicholson and Paisley streets in the Footscray mall just before 10am on Sunday.
He died from his injuries in hospital on Saturday morning.
According to his LinkedIn profile, O’Brien worked as a photographer for more than 35 years, with credits including The Age, AAP, Reuters, The Australian, Mushroom Records and Warner Records.
Friday Yokoju, 43, appeared in Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Monday charged with intentionally causing serious injury following the incident.
The court heard that Yokoju – whose shouting from the dock twice interrupted proceedings – was on bail at the time of the alleged incident.
The scene in the Footscray mall on Sunday after the assault.Credit: Penny Stephens
His lawyer requested that his client be urgently seen by a psychiatrist and said it was not his first time in custody.
The Age has confirmed that Yokoju was one of the immigration detainees released last November after a High Court ruling and was subject to electronic monitoring via an ankle bracelet.
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