{
  "id": 1213271,
  "title": "'Eleventh hour' expert submission delays former Sydney nurses' trial",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/eleventh-hour-expert-submission-delays-former-sydney-nurses-trial",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T06:09:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-16/trial-ex-sydney-nurses-alleged-threat-israeli-patients-delayed/107043732"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The trial of two former Sydney nurses accused of threatening Israeli patients has been delayed due to the submission of last-minute expert evidence. Sarah Abu Lebdeh and Ahmad Rashad Nadir, who worked at Bankstown Hospital, were originally set to stand trial on August 31, but the date will now likely be pushed back to next year. The delay stems from a dispute over expert testimony regarding the Israel-Palestine conflict. Nadir's lawyer, Zemarai Khatiz, revealed that the Crown provided a report by Middle East analyst Dr Rodger Shanahan on August 5, which the defence had insufficient time to review before it would be used as evidence. Khatiz stated that obtaining their own expert will take between two and three months. The pair were charged after Israeli content creator Max Ilinsky filmed them allegedly making threats against Israeli patients at Bankstown Hospital, which was filmed on the cam-chat app Chatroulette and gained international attention in February 2025. Both nurses have pleaded not guilty, and the video was ruled admissible in court after being previously excluded due to improper acquisition and breaching privacy laws. A new trial date is expected to be set on August 21, with the anticipated trial taking place in 2027.",
  "summary": "Forner Bankstown Hospital nurses Sarah Abu Lebdeh and Ahmad Rashad Nadir were due to stand trial on August 31, but the date will now likely be pushed back.",
  "key_points": [
    "Trial delayed due to last-minute expert evidence submission",
    "Nadir's lawyer claims insufficient time to review Crown's report",
    "New trial date expected in August 2027"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The delay in the trial of the two former Sydney nurses accused of threatening Israeli patients gives their defence team more time to review evidence and prepare a response.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}