AAP General News (Australia)
12-18-2001
NSW: Man fined over hoax anthrax letter
A man has been ordered to pay nearly $1,000 in fines after sending a hoax anthrax letter
containing a white powder to a Sydney neighbour.
British national, 24-year-old ANDREW WILSON, who's in Australia on a 12-month working
visa, was convicted of false representation after his letter sparked a police investigation.
WILSON, from Kirribilli, sent a letter to his neighbour JONATHAN HAM containing washing
powder on October 17.
On the front of the envelope he had written: praise be to Allah, and stuck a yellow
biohazard sticker on the back.
In North Sydney Local Court today defence counsel MICHAEL DOUGHTY said WILSON, who
is working as a waiter, was aware he had made a grave mistake and had thought Mr HAM would
laugh about it.
Magistrate PETER NORTON said WILSON deserved to feel stupid and said it is no time
for practical jokes.
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KEYWORD: WILSON (SYDNEY)
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