https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05...nd-suffering-memory-loss-and-anxiety/11078394
A 28-year-old West Australian man who processed stolen gold in his grandmother's shed using the toxic chemical mercury has been jailed for 15 months.
Key points:
The lawyer for Joshua Luke Cross claimed his client has suffered cognitive impairment because of the mercury exposure, including memory loss and increased anxiety.
The former building contractor was sentenced today after breaking into the Burbanks mill near the historic gold mining town of Coolgardie, about 550 kilometres east of Perth, on three separate occasions in December.
The Kalgoorlie Magistrate's Court heard Cross was the getaway driver on each occasion.
An unknown co-accused used a hammer drill to dig up concrete flooring which contained specks of gold, before processing it and selling it for about $19,000.
Key points:
- A 28-year-old WA man who processed stolen gold in his grandmother's shed has been jailed
- He acted as a getaway driver while an unknown accomplice broke into a mill near Coolgardie
- His lawyer said he had been exposed to mercury which has left him with anxiety and memory loss
The lawyer for Joshua Luke Cross claimed his client has suffered cognitive impairment because of the mercury exposure, including memory loss and increased anxiety.
The former building contractor was sentenced today after breaking into the Burbanks mill near the historic gold mining town of Coolgardie, about 550 kilometres east of Perth, on three separate occasions in December.
The Kalgoorlie Magistrate's Court heard Cross was the getaway driver on each occasion.
An unknown co-accused used a hammer drill to dig up concrete flooring which contained specks of gold, before processing it and selling it for about $19,000.
