THREE people charged over a brawl in Newcastle West last month, during which a shop owner suffered a broken jaw, have appeared in court for the first time.
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Daniel Cavanagh, 18, Lachlan Salter, 20, and Tyana Shaw, 20, appeared in Newcastle Local Court charged with affray, assault occasioning actual bodily harm in company and two counts of common assault over the fight in Hunter Street on the afternoon of February 7.
Mr Salter and Ms Shaw pleaded not guilty, while Mr Cavanagh has not yet entered pleas. The matters were adjourned until next month.
Police allege four people went into a shop on Hunter Street about 3.45pm and assaulted the owners, leaving a 25-year-old man with a fractured jaw. As well as the trio, a 16-year-old boy was arrested and charged. He remains before a children's court.
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