Primbee man Joshua Thompson refused bail over shooting and robbing truck driver of $600k in Lithgow highway heist, court told

Ashleigh Tullis
Updated March 23 2021 - 11:34pm, first published December 10 2020 - 6:20pm
A truck driver was sleeping in his vehicle at Mount Lambie when he was allegedly dragged from it, beaten and shot. Picture: NSW Police
A truck driver was sleeping in his vehicle at Mount Lambie when he was allegedly dragged from it, beaten and shot. Picture: NSW Police

A Primbee man, along with his four mates, dragged a sleeping truck driver from his vehicle near Lithgow before they assaulted and shot him three times in order to steal $600,000 in cash stashed inside the truck, a court has heard.

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Ashleigh Tullis

Ashleigh Tullis

Court reporter

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