Giobi Sydney Geiger outside the Rockhampton Magistrates Court in relation to two counts of animal cruelty. Kerri-Anne Mesner
Crime
Man set to fight animal cruelty charges after horse attack
23rd May 2018 5:22 PM
| Updated:
24th May 2018
10:30 AM
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A YOUNG man charged with animal cruelty against two iconic Rockhampton horses is fighting the charge.
Giobi Sydney Geiger was 20-years-old when he was charged in January in relation to an extinguisher fired on two Clydesdale horses pulling a carriage on a CBD road.
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Defence lawyer Allan Grant appeared on behalf of Geiger in the Rockhampton Magistrates Court today, informing the court of the decision to plead guilty to four other charges but request a hearing date for the two animal cruelty charges.
The hearing has been set down for July 27.
