Ex-commando Heston Russell cleared of punching man during drunken Sydney pool party

Former elite soldier, who last year won a defamation case against the ABC, said he allowed himself to ‘become too intoxicated’ at 2022 event

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Former soldier and Senate candidate Heston Russell has been cleared of punching another man during a drunken rooftop pool party.

Magistrate Margaret Quinn dismissed one charge of common assault against Russell at Sydney’s Downing Centre local court on Monday.

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