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Former AFL great Nicky Winmar found guilty of assaulting woman
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- Nicky Winmar (left) outside Bendigo Magistrates' Court with barrister Dermot Dann.
- A magistrate has found former AFL great Neil Elvis "Nicky" Winmar guilty of assaulting a woman in northern Victoria last year.
- Winmar was found guilty of three counts of unlawful assault and common law assault, but a fourth charge of intentionally causing injury was dismissed.
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Nicky Winmar (left) outside Bendigo Magistrates' Court with barrister Dermot Dann. (ABC News: Anna Mc Guinness)
A magistrate has found former AFL great Neil Elvis "Nicky" Winmar guilty of assaulting a woman in northern Victoria last year.
Winmar was found guilty of three counts of unlawful assault and common law assault, but a fourth charge of intentionally causing injury was dismissed.
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