A Gold Coast councillor accused of murdering his stepfather is to be immediately released on bail after an urgent hearing in the Queensland Supreme Court.
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Justice Lincoln Crowley ordered a $250,000 surety, saying he was satisfied 30-year-old Ryan Bayldon-Lumsden’s continued detention was not justified.
Arguing why the 30-year-old should be released on bail pending any committal hearing, barrister Craig Eberhardt KC told the court the accused lived at home in what was a “dysfunctional, toxic relationship characterised as malignant, narcissistic abuse”.
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