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Breaking: Woman who attacked Senator Lidia Thorpe outside the MCG avoids jail
Key takeaways
- Ebony Bell has been sentenced to a 12-month community corrections order.
- Ms Thorpe was with a group of friends near the stadium after the Dreamtime at the G game between Essendon and Richmond when she was attacked by Ebony Jan Bell.
- The independent senator said she missed numerous sitting days because of injuries from the incident.
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Ebony Bell has been sentenced to a 12-month community corrections order. (AAP: Joel Carrett)
Link copied Share Share article. A woman who assaulted federal senator Lidia Thorpe outside the MCG in 2024 has been spared jail.
Ms Thorpe was with a group of friends near the stadium after the Dreamtime at the G game between Essendon and Richmond when she was attacked by Ebony Jan Bell.
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