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Man Jailed for Mimicking 'Gut-Wrenching' Bondi Shooting
Police said McMillan singled out Jewish bystanders and frightened children before a judge imposed a 12-month jail term with nine months non-parole.
- On Tuesday, Local Court Judge Michael Barko sentenced 23-year-old Zayne McMillan to 12 months in prison for mimicking the December 14 Bondi terror attack on the same pedestrian bridge.
- During the January 31 incident, McMillan mimicked firing a long-arm weapon at bystanders while shouting antisemitic profanities on the bridge where 15 people died seven weeks earlier.
- Judge Barko noted McMillan singled out Jewish victims during a 35-minute tirade. "Not one other faith, belief or culture was referred to," the judge said.
- Defense barrister Stephen Alexander argued McMillan was intoxicated and lacked antisemitic intent, yet the court imposed a 12-month jail term with a nine-month non-parole period.
- Waverley Council is reviewing the bridge's future following a 2024 structural assessment, with a final decision on removal or memorial status pending consultations with the New South Wales government.
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Intoxicated brickie who mimicked Bondi massacre learns his fate in court - as his lawyer insists he isn't anti-Semitic even after he shouted 'f*** the Jews'
Zayne Jason William McMillan, 23, was heavily intoxicated when he and a friend went to Bondi Beach, six weeks after the Islamic State-inspired mass shooting.
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