Tennis star Nick Kyrgios will apply to have an assault cost dismissed on psychological well being grounds, a courtroom has heard.
His lawyer, Michael Kukulies-Smith, appeared in courtroom in Canberra, Australia to request an adjournment so a forensic psychological well being report could possibly be ready.
Magistrate Glenn Theakston adjourned the case till 3 February when the Wimbledon finalist’s legal professionals are anticipated to use to have the cost dismissed below a bit of the native crimes legislation.
The legislation provides magistrates the ability to dismiss a cost if they’re happy the accused is mentally impaired, and coping with the allegation on this method would profit the group and the defendant.
The 27-year-old Australian tennis star will seem in courtroom in particular person subsequent 12 months for the primary time since he was charged by police in his hometown in July.
The widespread assault cost carries a possible most sentence of two years in jail.
It pertains to an incident in January 2021 that was reported to native police final December, allegedly involving his ex-girlfriend.
Mr Kukulies-Smith advised the courtroom his consumer’s psychological well being historical past since 2015 made the applying acceptable, citing quite a lot of public statements made by the world quantity 20.
Earlier this 12 months, Kyrgios revealed on social media that his run through the 2019 Australian Open had been one among his “darkest periods”.
‘Lonely, depressed, unfavourable, abusing alcohol, medication…’
Posting on Instagram in February he stated: “I was lonely, depressed, negative, abusing alcohol, drugs, pushed away family and friends. I felt as if I couldn’t talk or trust anyone. This was a result of not opening up and refusing to lean on my loved ones and simply just push myself little by little to be positive.”
Kyrgios has made different references to his psychological well being describing how he struggled throughout his runs to the ultimate at Wimbledon and the US Open quarter-final.
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He outlined how he had been in “some really tough situations, mentally” and “some really scary places” off the courtroom.
Speaking forward of his match on the Japan Open on Tuesday, he stated it was “not difficult at all” to give attention to tennis regardless of the assault cost hanging over him.
“There’s only so much I can control and I’m taking all the steps and dealing with that off the court,” he advised reporters.
Source: information.sky.com”