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BRETT HILL SEX ASSAULT TRIAL DELAYED

There’s been a delay in the trial of Brett Hill – the man accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl near Newcastle.

Proceedings were meant to begin today, but overnight, Hill was admitted to a Sydney hospital.

The 48-year-old is facing several charges over the attack at Adamstown Heights last year.

His trial is now expected to commence tomorrow.

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Tyson Cottrill

Tyson Cottrill is a senior reporter and newsreader for Nine NBN News, based in Newcastle. As the Chief Court Reporter, Tyson has covered some of the biggest court cases from across the Hunter and northern New South Wales. Tyson started with the Nine Network in 2007 and has worked in newsrooms in Sydney, the Gold Coast, and Brisbane. A proud Novocastrian, Tyson has spent the majority of his journalism career reporting on the stories that matter in his hometown. Tyson has a Bachelor of Communications from Charles Sturt University.

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