7 hours Ago By Josh Nevett
A Brisbane man caught on camera repeatedly keying keying cars over an eight-month period has pleaded guilty to eight counts of wilful damage. or signup to continue reading Keen cyclist John Lyons was using a metal tool to deliberately scrape the side panels of several cars in broad daylight, with some cars targeted on multiple occasions. reports Mr Lyons took out his frustrations on cars in Woolloongabba, Kangaroo Point, Fortitude Valley and New Farm before he was eventually charged.
. The 51-year-old randomly selected large utes and SUVs to damage as an act of 'revenge' for previous incidents he had been involved in while cycling. None of the victims were known to Mr Lyons.
Having pleaded guilty, Mr Lyons will be required to serve 120 hours of community service, as well as pay $3500 in compensation. No conviction was recorded against his name. Woolloongabba resident Mick Brown, one of the victims of the random keying spree, told earlier this year that the incident had cost him and two other owners more than $10,000 in repairs.
Mr Brown claimed the culprit keyed the cars again last December after all repairs were completed, and then damaged the cars for a third time on May 5 this year. Content originally sourced from: Advertisement Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date. We care about the protection of your data.
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