Zayne Jason William McMillan: Man's three-word slur while mimicking mass shooting
A man has admitted making a hate-filled racist remark as he mimicked the actions of gunmen who massacred 15 people celebrating a beachside religious festival.
A man has admitted lobbing a vile slur at Jewish people while mimicking the actions of the gunmen behind the deadly Bondi massacre.
Zayne Jason William McMillan, 22, was seen pretending to fire at people from the pedestrian bridge at Bondi Beach around 7pm on January 31.
That spot is where two gunmen opened fire on crowds at the Hanukkah by the Sea event on December 14, leaving 15 people dead and dozens injured.
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Court documents seen by AAP show the 22-year-old shouted “f*** the Jews” as he pretended to hold a firearm.
The Dubbo man shouted the same slur later that evening as he rode a Lime e-bike around Bondi Beach and the nearby suburb of Bondi Junction.
He has pleaded not guilty to two charges of intimidation which relate to two men he allegedly abused soon after aping the terror attack.
His matter will return to Waverley Local Court on March 10.
McMillan was earlier refused bail after a prosecutor noted he had been on parole at the time of the offending.
His lawyer had argued for his release, saying the 22-year-old would be disadvantaged behind bars as an Indigenous Australian.
A second alleged offender, seen next to McMillan on the bridge, fled the scene.
NSW Opposition Leader Kellie Sloane, whose electorate includes Bondi beach, earlier this month described McMillan’s actions as “utterly disgraceful and insensitive”.
“He should be locked up,” she told reporters at the time.
