Newcastle court hears scaffolder threatened to kill notorious developer Daniel Roberts and break his business partner Shashanth Shankar's legs in dispute over $64,000

Donna Page
Updated July 24 2021 - 9:19am, first published July 23 2021 - 5:00am
ASSAULT: Daniel Roberts, left, outside the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal with his then solicitor Jared Resevsky, of McDonald Johnson Lawyers, and barrister Patrick Williams, right, of Newcastle Chambers. Mr Roberts went to police after being assaulted by a tradesman in February who claimed he was owed $64,000.
ASSAULT: Daniel Roberts, left, outside the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal with his then solicitor Jared Resevsky, of McDonald Johnson Lawyers, and barrister Patrick Williams, right, of Newcastle Chambers. Mr Roberts went to police after being assaulted by a tradesman in February who claimed he was owed $64,000.

NOTORIOUS duo Daniel Roberts and Shashanth Shankar Tellakula Gowrishankar are back in the court system again - but this time as victims.

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Donna Page

Donna Page

Investigative journalist at the Newcastle Herald

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