EIGHT months after Supre me Court judge Justice Leighton Pusey issued a stern warning to prosecuting and defence counsel to have “every single, striking piece of paper that you need” for an April 13, 2026 trial date for the eight alleged members of the Ronko Gang, those proceedings remain in limbo.

Two trial dates have now been vacated for the accused who have been before the courts since 2022.

A September 16, 2025 trial date was vacated in July last year partly due to the absence of several defence attorneys and indications from others that they would not be ready, at which point Justice Pusey made it clear that the extended time for the start of the trial in April this year was to accommodate attorneys being ready to take the matter to conclusion.