<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A young man will walk from prison on bail, despite having been convicted of a shocking attack stomping on a policeman's head.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Koby Weaver, 21, will be released from jail after he was bailed today ahead of a sentence appeal.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>On April 10 he was sentenced to two years in prison with a non-parole period of 12 months for recklessly inflicting grievous bodily harm over a brawl where he stomped on the head of an off-duty </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/police" rel="" target="" title="police officer"><span>police officer</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-iran-war-live-updates-april-23-donald-trump-latest-world-news-headlines/a233896c-f0d2-4024-bd3c-3cce661a51ab"><strong><span>'Exposed': Iran's chilling new threat hidden deep underwater</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In mobile phone footage played to </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/sydney" rel="" target="" title="Sydney"><span>Sydney</span></a><span>'s Downing Centre Local Court, a crack can be heard as the officer's head is slammed into the road and he is knocked unconscious.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Though Acting Judge Antony Townsden acknowledged the seriousness of the incident, he said he was the judge deciding on whether Weaver's sentence would be appealed.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"(This is) a particularly serious example of this type of offence," he told the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/courts" rel="" target="" title="court"><span>court</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/koby-weaver-court-updates-young-man-bailed-despite-stomp-that-hospitalised-nsw-police-officer/28d7c008-6ff9-4d77-8844-bc4f9357b914" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"(I) take a very dim view in relation to offences of this type, that are all too prevalent in the community.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"But I'm not dealing with the appeal."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Under his latest bail conditions, Weaver will be required to report to a police station three days a week, abstain from alcohol and prescription drugs, stay with his parents, and more.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The 21-year-old, alongside Danai Deneiderhavsein, 19, and Finley Goodwin, 23, were arguing on a busy street in Newtown in Sydney's inner west on the night of January 22 on a busy street in Newtown, in Sydney's inner-west.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/sydney-news-two-men-arrested-after-police-stop-alleged-kill-car-in-whalan/7bfa9391-0d64-4b5d-87bc-816ea0b06af9" rel="" target="" title=""><strong><span>Two men arrested after police stop alleged 'kill car' in Sydney's west</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>They were described as worked up and aggressive by off-duty police officers Jack Steen and Lachlan Gray, who caught the trio's attention just before 11pm, according to court documents.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Deneiderhavsein aggressively approached the two officers and pushed them despite the men's attempts to de-escalate the situation and retreat.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He punched Gray, knocking him to the footpath where he continued the assault.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Meanwhile, the altercation involving the second police officer stopped traffic on busy Enmore Road when he stumbled into the middle of the road during the attack.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>When Gray got up to help his friend, the agreed facts state Weaver shoved him and caused him to fall in front of a car stopped in the middle of the street.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The 21-year-old then used his right foot to stomp on Steen's face, knocking his head back onto the concrete and knocking him unconscious immediately.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Weaver ran away, leaving the police officer lying on the road with serious injuries.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>An off-duty nurse and a member of the public performed CPR until paramedics arrived.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Steen was rushed to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, where he was treated for a bleed on the brain, multiple facial fractures and swelling. He has since been discharged.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Gray sustained two black eyes, lacerations and swelling during the attack.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This matter involves a despicable act of serious violence," the crown prosecution argued today.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"(It was) a random, repeated, brutal attack on a victim that was unknown to the applicant."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Though Weaver's own lawyer admitted the footage "looks shocking", she urged the judge to consider the offence in context.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Whilst it is a very serious offence, it does appear to be out of character ... certainly not something he has a propensity to do," his lawyer said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Weaver had no history of offending and was previously on bail from March 2025 until April without any breach of his conditions.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The 21-year-old will return to court on May 18.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><strong><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>ticking this box here</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Sign up to</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></em></strong></a></li></ul></div></div>