Neo-Nazi leader sentenced to time served over attack on hikers in Victorian state park

Thomas Sewell along with Jacob Hersant convicted in the county court after pleading guilty to a violent affray

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A neo-Nazi group leader who admitted to attacking a group of hikers in a Victorian state park has walked free from court after being sentence to time served.

Thomas Sewell, along with Jacob Hersant, was convicted on Friday after pleading guilty to a violent affray in the Cathedral Range state park in May 2021.

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