- The former St George Illawarra star faced the pitch on Friday
- He and his father attacked a merchant in November 2022.
- Amone’s contract was broken due to a shocking incident
Former NRL playmaker Junior Amone has failed to overturn his conviction for a rooftop hammer attack that led to his St George Illawarra contract being breached.
Amone, 22, appeared in Sydney’s Downing Center District Court on Friday, where a judge dismissed his appeal against his conviction related to a heated incident outside his family home in Warrawong in November 2022.
Junior Amone and his father, Talatau Amone, were found guilty in October last year of a series of charges including assault occasioning bodily harm.
Amone (pictured outside court) failed to have his conviction overturned after attacking a shopkeeper with a hammer in November 2022.
Magistrate Gabriel Fleming found the couple guilty of all charges after the court was told tradesmen Jai King and Dean West were working on a house opposite Amone’s home when they became involved in an argument with a group of men by a Nissan Navara parked in nature. band.
The magistrate found that Junior Amone jumped onto the roof of the vehicle, while his father abused and threatened the merchants.
Fleming found Junior Amone and then climbed onto the roof of the property, where the men were working, while wielding a hammer.
The Dragons tore up the 22-year-old five-eighth’s lucrative contract after he and his father were convicted.
King jumped to a neighboring roof to escape, falling and hitting an air conditioning unit along the way, suffering serious injuries, including a broken hand.
The magistrate found evidence linking Junior Amone to the scene, including fingerprints on the windscreen, and was satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt that he was the man who chased Mr King from the roof.
He was found guilty of damage to property, intimidation and assault occasioning actual bodily harm and sentenced to a two-year Intensive Corrections Order.
On Friday, Judge William Fitzsimmons dismissed their appeal against their conviction and upheld their convictions.
Amone’s Dragons’ contract was terminated following his conviction in October last year, after his registration was cancelled.