Bricklayer Jailed for Antisemitic Rant After Bondi Attack

0:00It's April 21st, I'm Cory with the story, and this is Sydney News today, your AI-powered local news. A 23-year-old bricklayer named Zane Jason William McMillan just got hit with a 12-month jail term for mocking the Bondi beach terror, attack and spewing anti-Semitic slurs. This went down six weeks after the December 14th shooting that killed 15 people during Hanukkah celebrations. Heavily intoxicated, he posed on the same footbridge with fake gun moves while his friend snapped photos. McMillan then viked around yelling abuse-like, fuck the Jews, and threats at Jewish folks, including a dad with his family and another heading to. synagogue. He fell off his bike and Bondi junction, but kept ranting. Cops nabbed him on February 4th, after a 35-minute tirade targeting only Jewish people. The judge called the Bondi attack horrific and gut-wrenching, rejecting the defense claim that McMillan wasn't a real anti-Semite. His lawyer blamed booze, ketamine, MDMA, magic mushrooms, and a rough childhood with

1:04possible trauma, but McMillan was already on parole and broke those rules hard. He pled guilty to offensive behavior and intimidation charges, earning a discount on his sentence with nine months before parole. Heal walk free on November 3rd from shortland prison. His buddy faces charges, too, with a warrant out. This case hits hard right after such a raw tragedy, showing how quick actions under influence can lock you up and stir deep pain in the community. Stay aware out there.