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Breaking: Woman who attacked Senator Lidia Thorpe outside the MCG avoids jail

ABC Australia · Jul 3, 2026, 5:25 AM

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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