City of Yarra mayor defends himself as assault charge come to light

Mayor of the City of Yarra, Stephen Jolly, has defended himself after being hit with an assault charge this afternoon.

The charge of unlawful assault comes after a gate-crashing incident at an election after party in 2024.

“I’m 100 per cent not guilty, I’ve got witnesses coming out of every orifice, we’ll be fighting this tooth and nail,” councillor Jolly told Jacqui Felgate.

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“I was really surprised when I got the email today to be honest with you.”

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