Jury unable to reach verdict for brothers over fatal grand final fight

Two brothers charged aft a teen was fatally stabbed successful a conflict aft nan 2023 NRL expansive last will person to hold longer to study their fates.

Wesley Dates, 20, and older relative Peter Dates, 22, had been connected proceedings successful nan NSW Supreme Court aft 18-year-old George Woods was killed during a thoroughfare punch-up connected nan evening of October 1, 2023.

The assemblage had been successful closed-door discussions since nan proceedings closed connected May 21 and were discharged coming aft failing to scope a verdict.

Earlier successful nan trial, they heard nan brothers had been drinking and watching rugby convention pinch friends astatine an flat successful Miller successful occidental Sydney.

Woods and his friend Joshua Ratu, 19, past arrived.

Jurors were told Peter Dates and Ratu sewage into a punch-up connected nan street, landing a number of blows connected each different earlier Wesley Dates became involved.

Wesley Dates admits to fatally stabbing Woods earlier utilizing nan weapon to earnestly coiled Ratu.

However, his lawyer told nan assemblage he had acted successful "excessive self-defence".

The 20-year-old pleaded blameworthy to wounding Ratu pinch nan volition of causing him grievous bodily harm and to nan manslaughter of Woods.

Prosecutors rejected this 2nd plea, arguing he should beryllium recovered blameworthy of murder.

Peter Dates has pleaded not blameworthy to wounding a personification pinch nan intent of causing grievous bodily harm.

He has been accused of forming an unspoken statement pinch his relative to coiled Ratu.

The brothers will beryllium arraigned successful July erstwhile a further proceedings day whitethorn beryllium set.