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30 May 2025
“Evil and terrifying” – standover man jailed two years

A STANDOVER man who attempted to extort Wangaratta and Wodonga tobacco stores which were later firebombed was sentenced to two years behind bars.

Ahmad Al Essawi, 23, sat straight-faced in a green tracksuit from a Port Phillip Prison link at Wodonga Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday as he learned he would be in custody for at least the next 18 months.

The court heard the Doreen man pleaded guilt...

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