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Good Samaritan backpacker allegedly stabbed while breaking up a fight in Brisbane
Your web browser is no longer supported. To improve your experience update it here An 18-year-old man has been granted bail after an incident which allegedly left a Good Samaritan with stab wounds after trying to break up a fight in Brisbane 's Fortitude Valley. Lilian Makusa was on a fun night out in the city's party precinct when he was stabbed in the chest and shoulder about 3.30am yesterday. The 21-year-old has spoken from his hospital bed, recounting the moment he knew he was seriously hurt. Lilian Makusa speaking to 9news from his hospital bed. (Nine) "When I see all of the blood on my body, yeah it was a little bit scary," he said. Makusa is a French backpacker who has been in Australia for eight months on a working holiday visa. He said he had been trying to break up a fight when he allegedly became a target himself. "I push him back, and when I push him, he fell on the floor and he stabbed me three times," Makusa claims. Makusa's accused 18-year-old attackers, Jack Pereria and Jackson Martin, were arrested and charged after allegedly taking off. The pair appeared in the Brisbane Magistrates Court this morning. Lilian Makusa was on a fun night out in the city's party precinct when he was stabbed in the chest and shoulder. (Nine) Martin was granted bail after the court heard he was not the alleged stabber, but was involved in the fight. The court heard Pereria allegedly "produced a small knife from his pants and struck the victim twice in the chest and once in the shoulder". Pereria did not apply for bail today. His family wept inside the courtroom as he was remanded in custody, with his matter to return to court on August 25. Makusa was due to return to France next week but that has now been delayed. He is expected to remain in hospital for at least another five days. "I know they are 18, they are young, but I hope police know where they are," he said. Brisbane queensland national Australia police crime Stabbing France CONTACT US
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Former Jeffrey Epstein girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell shares ‘100 names' in meeting with US Department of Justice
Disgraced British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned former girlfriend of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has finished one-and-a-half days of interviews with US Justice Department officials. 'She answered those questions honestly, truthfully, to the best of her ability,' her lawyer David Oscar Markus told reporters outside the federal courthouse in Tallahassee, Florida, where Maxwell met on Friday with Deputy Attorney-General Todd Blanche. 'She never invoked a privilege. She never refused to answer a question, so we're very proud of her,' Markus said. Maxwell is serving a 20-year sentence and is housed at a low-security federal prison in Tallahassee. She was sentenced three years ago after being convicted of helping Epstein, a wealthy, well-connected financier, sexually abuse underage girls. Officials have said Epstein killed himself in his New York jail cell while awaiting trial in 2019, but his case has generated endless attention and conspiracy theories because of his and Maxwell's links to famous people, such as royals, presidents and billionaires, including US President Donald Trump. In a social media post this week, Blanche said Maxwell would be interviewed because of President Trump's directive to gather and release any credible evidence about others who may have committed crimes. Trump has denied prior knowledge of Epstein's crimes and claimed he cut off their relationship long ago. But he faces ongoing questions about the Epstein case, overshadowing his administration's achievements. On Friday, reporters pressed the Republican president about pardoning Maxwell, but he deflected, emphasising his administration's successes. Markus said Maxwell 'was asked maybe about 100 different people'. 'The deputy attorney-general is seeking the truth,' Markus said. 'He asked every possible question, and he was doing an amazing job.' Markus said he did not ask for anything for Maxwell in return, though he acknowledged that Trump could pardon her. 'Listen, the president this morning said he had the power to do so. We hope he exercises that power in the right and just way,' Markus said. Earlier in July, the Justice Department said it would not release more files related to the Epstein investigation, despite promises that claimed otherwise from Attorney-General Pam Bondi. The department also said an Epstein client list does not exist. Maxwell is appealing against her conviction, based on the government's pledge years ago that any potential Epstein co-conspirators would not be charged, Markus said. Epstein struck a deal with federal prosecutors in 2008 that shifted his case to Florida state court, where he pleaded guilty to soliciting and procuring a minor for prostitution. Epstein in 2019 and Maxwell in 2020 were charged in federal court in New York.
Perth Now
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Maxwell completes US justice dept Epstein interviews
Disgraced British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned former girlfriend of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has finished one-and-a-half days of interviews with US Justice Department officials. "She answered those questions honestly, truthfully, to the best of her ability," her lawyer David Oscar Markus told reporters outside the federal courthouse in Tallahassee, Florida, where Maxwell met on Friday with Deputy Attorney-General Todd Blanche. "She never invoked a privilege. She never refused to answer a question, so we're very proud of her," Mr Markus said. Maxwell is serving a 20-year sentence and is housed at a low-security federal prison in Tallahassee. She was sentenced three years ago after being convicted of helping Epstein, a wealthy, well-connected financier, sexually abuse underage girls. Officials have said Epstein killed himself in his New York jail cell while awaiting trial in 2019, but his case has generated endless attention and conspiracy theories because of his and Maxwell's links to famous people, such as royals, presidents and billionaires, including US President Donald Trump. In a social media post this week, Mr Blanche said Maxwell would be interviewed because of President Trump's directive to gather and release any credible evidence about others who may have committed crimes. Mr Trump has denied prior knowledge of Epstein's crimes and claimed he cut off their relationship long ago. But he faces ongoing questions about the Epstein case, overshadowing his administration's achievements. On Friday, reporters pressed the Republican president about pardoning Maxwell, but he deflected, emphasising his administration's successes. Mr Markus said Maxwell "was asked maybe about 100 different people". "The deputy attorney-general is seeking the truth," Mr Markus said. "He asked every possible question, and he was doing an amazing job." Mr Markus said he did not ask for anything for Maxwell in return, though he acknowledged that Mr Trump could pardon her. "Listen, the president this morning said he had the power to do so. We hope he exercises that power in the right and just way," Mr Markus said. Earlier in July, the Justice Department said it would not release more files related to the Epstein investigation, despite promises that claimed otherwise from Attorney-General Pam Bondi. The department also said an Epstein client list does not exist. Maxwell is appealing against her conviction, based on the government's pledge years ago that any potential Epstein co-conspirators would not be charged, Mr Markus said. Epstein struck a deal with federal prosecutors in 2008 that shifted his case to Florida state court, where he pleaded guilty to soliciting and procuring a minor for prostitution. Epstein in 2019 and Maxwell in 2020 were charged in federal court in New York.
