Arabic version: اتهامات إضافية لمتهم في حادث دهس حشد نيوكاسل

According to ABC News, 18-year-old Indika Bambrick Samarasinghe has been served with eight additional charges over allegations that a car crashed into Newcastle Knights supporters on October 3. The P-plater now faces 17 charges.

The additional allegations include dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm, negligent driving occasioning grievous bodily harm, and six counts of causing bodily harm by misconduct using a motor vehicle. Police allege the car was driving erratically before it struck spectators at about 9:30am.

Thousands of supporters had lined Newcastle streets to see the Knights leave for Sydney Olympic Park ahead of the NRL grand final, their first in 25 years. Ten people were hospitalised, including a five-year-old girl and a 67-year-old man who were in critical condition at the time. The team bus was diverted for public safety reasons.

Mr Samarasinghe was arrested shortly after the incident and was initially refused bail. He was later granted bail following a review application and released after six nights in custody. His conditions require daily police reporting between 8am and 6pm, and prohibit him from entering Newcastle except to attend court. He is scheduled to appear in Newcastle Local Court on Thursday.