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  "id": 3887258,
  "title": "Former AFL star Nicky Winmar jailed for six months for assault on woman",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/former-afl-star-nicky-winmar-jailed-for-six-months-for-assault-on-3887258",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T04:04:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
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    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/28/fl-player-nicky-winmar-jailed-violent-assault-woman-ntwnfb"
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  "summary": "Barrister for former St Kilda player says he will appeal both the sentence and the conviction for unprovoked assault in May 2025 Former AFL star Nicky Winmar has been jailed for six months for attacking a woman in a violent assault. Winmar, 60, dropped his head as he was sentenced in Bendigo magistrates court over the May 2025 assault against a woman at Cohuna in northern Victoria. Continue…",
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        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Disgraced footballer Nicky Winmar appealing jail term for assault",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/disgraced-footballer-nicky-winmar-appealing-jail-term-for-assault",
        "published": "2026-08-28T02:37:07.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Ex-AFL star Nicky Winmar jailed over violent assault",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/ex-afl-star-nicky-winmar-jailed-over-violent-assault",
        "published": "2026-08-28T03:52:04.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Ex-AFL star Nicky Winmar jailed over violent assault",
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        "published": "2026-08-28T03:52:04.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "Former AFL star Nicky Winmar jailed for six months for assault on woman",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/former-afl-star-nicky-winmar-jailed-for-six-months-for-assault-on",
        "published": "2026-08-28T04:04:58.000Z"
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}