1980s Family Law Court bombing accused Leonard John Warwick remanded in custody

Leonard John Warwick has been accused and put behind the bars after being produced in a Sydney Court on charges of detonating bombs at the Family Law Court in the 1980s. Fresh DNA evidence collected from the crime scene led police to arrest Mr. Warwick almost 3 decades after the incident, which killed 4 people including a Family Law Court justice.

The Sydney Morning Herald reported that according to the allegations brought by the police against Mr. Warwick, the 68 year old had masterminded the bombing at the Family Law court, targeting judges, a lawyer and citizen following a bitter custody battle against his ex-wife Andrea which was tried at the family court at the time. The other charges brought against Mr. Warwick by the police include the murder of his brother-in law Stephen Blanchard, Family Court Judge Davis Opas, the wife of another justice Pearl Watson and Graham Wykes, a father of three.

According to Skynews, Mr. Warwick appeared at the Campbelltown Local Court in a jumper and jeans. Magistrate Robert Rabbidge instructed that Mr. Warwick be brought into the dock, in the public interest, after his lawyer told the court that he would not come up from his cells.

His lawyer also objected to the allegations being levelled by the police but Magistrate Robert Rabbidge allowed the prosecution to tender the material before the court. “Clearly there is vast interest in this case for very good reason and the prosecution wish to tender material for me and I see no reason why they should not,” Mr Rabbidge told the court.

Reportedly, Mr. Warwick appeared absolutely emotionless and did not apply for bail. The case has been adjourned to Central Local Court, on August 6. The Prosecution also applied to suppress the names of several victims in the 1980s bombings as a matter of their security.

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