Grandfather used baseball bat in house rampage, court told

A GRANDFATHER of nine has fronted court after committing an aggravated burglary armed with a baseball bat. The Nyah West man, 50, pleaded guilty to aggravated burglary, making a threat to inflict serious injury, intentionally damaging property, unlawful assault with a weapon and possessing a controlled weapon without lawful excuse before the Koori County Court […]

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