Dakota Abberton

Dakota Abberton (born in Maroubra, New South Wales), an Australian surfer, is a member of the Australian surf gang the Bra Boys. Together with his brothers, Koby, Jai, and Sunny, Dakota Abberton achieved national and international attention in 2007[1] with the release of a feature-length documentary entitled Bra Boys: Blood is Thicker than Water, that was written and directed by the Bra Boys.[2][3][4]

Robbery and assault charges

In March 2011 Abberton was arrested and charged with aggravated robbery, affray, destruction of property, two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and drugs charges following the assault and robbery of a woman.[5] In April 2011, he was granted strict conditional bail after his lawyer argued that the injuries sustained by the victim were caused by other people.[6] In December 2012, Abberton pleaded guilty to two charges of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, reckless wounding in company and damaging property.[7] In February 2013, Abberton was sentenced to 21 months imprisonment but avoided jail time because the NSW District Court ordered that he serve it by way of an intensive correction order (ICO).[8]

References

1. Marks, Kathy (19 March 2007). "Sydney's notorious surf gang turns tide of violence into big-screen adulation". The Independent. London, UK: Independent Print Limited. Archived from the original on 17 October 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2008.
2. Staff (22 July 2010). "Bra Boys: The often maligned surf brotherhood's new movie". Surfer Magazine. Interlink Media.
3. Jones, Caroline (7 November 2005). "Sons of beaches". Australian Story. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
4. Fidler, Richard (12 March 2007). "The Bra Boys - Sunny and Koby Abberton". ABC 712. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
5. Ralston, Nick (16 March 2011). "Youngest Bra Boy brother charged with blinding attack on scooter owner". The Sydney Morning Herald.
6. "Bra Boy denies partially blinding woman". www.abc.net.au. 17 March 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
7. "Abberton admits assaulting woman". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. 10 October 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
8. Samandar, Lema (18 February 2013). "No jail for Bra Boy who assaulted woman". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 October 2020.