Salim Mehajer pleads not guilty to assault of 7 News reporter and taxi driver
Salim Mehajer has pleaded not guilty to assaulting a Seven News reporter and a taxi driver.
The reporter, Laura Banks, was allegedly slammed in the Porsche door owned by a friend of the notorious former Western Sydney councillor as he tried to drive away from a Sydney police station.
**UPDATE** Salim Mehajer has pleaded not guilty to assaulting a 7 News reporter and a taxi driver. Report on 7 News at 6pm. https://t.co/vTeMOA4Wia
— 7 News Sydney (@7NewsSydney) April 26, 2017
Mehajer said nothing when asked how he'd explain his way around video evidence of him allegedly shutting the door on the reporter.
The controversial figure was also allegedly involved in an altercation with a taxi driver outside Sydney's Star Casino in April.
NSW Police alleged the incident involved an EFTPOS machine and mobile phone.
The taxi driver was not injured in the alleged altercation.
