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Warrawong man Jonathan Whitfield denies robbery, theft allegations after doubt raised over reliability of key prosecution witness

Shannon Tonkin
Updated January 21 2022 - 9:17pm, first published 9:00pm
Accused: Jonathan Whitfield was refused bail in Wollongong Local Court yesterday accused of robbery. Picture: Facebook
Accused: Jonathan Whitfield was refused bail in Wollongong Local Court yesterday accused of robbery. Picture: Facebook

A Warrawong man is denying claims he took a woman's car against her will then robbed a man of his backpack at knife point, claiming the prosecution's star witness is a drink-driving, drug-abusing criminal whose story simply "doesn't add up".

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Shannon Tonkin

Shannon Tonkin

Court reporter

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