By Nasik Swami: INDEPENDENT member for MacKillop, Nick McBride, will face the Naracoorte Magistrates Court on May 7, next month, facing three counts of alleged aggravated assault charges. Mr McBride has been charged by police with three counts of alleged aggravated assault by a person known to him—his estranged wife, Katherine McBride. A South Australia Police (SAPOL) spokesperson confirmed with The News that a 55-year-old man from the Limestone Coast was arrested on 10 April at Norwood, Adelaide. Mr McBride is on bail. “The matter is before the court, and no further detail will be supplied,” the police spokesperson said. This newspaper contacted Mr McBride for comments. Our efforts for a comment remained unsuccessful when this edition went to press. However, his electorate office in Naracoorte said: “Nick is not going to make any comments on this whatsoever, and the same is with his office”. This newspaper has also contacted […]
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