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The man accused of destroying almost 70 graves including those of babies lashed out at media after a court appearance on Thursday, grabbing cameras, gesturing rudely and almost running over a photographer with his vehicle.
Muhummad Ibrahim, 25, was leaving Burwood Local Court in Sydney after a hearing for which he was late, when he appeared to turn on the media.
It was as he turned around his Jeep, which had been parked in a no stopping zone and had a parking ticket under a windscreen wiper, that he almost hit a photographer before departing, The Daily Telegraph reported.
He's been charged with destroying property worth more than $150,000 and supplying a prohibited drug, after at least 50 and possibly almost 70 Orthodox Christian graves in the Rookwood Cemetery were trashed last November.
Mr Ibrahim and his co-accused, Nassim Raad, have pleaded not guilty to charges against them.
On Thursday, Mr Ibrahim's hearing was cut short as Mr Raad didn't show up.
Magistrate Eve Wynhausen adjourned the court case so the pair could face a hearing together, The Daily Telegraph reported.
After an earlier court appearance in March, Mr Ibrahim was confronted by Russian patriots, many in military dress, and hurled abuse at him, calling him a coward.