Stevedores deny $2.5M robbery, accuse cops of brutality

Three stevedores were yesterday remanded to prison after denying allegations that they stole over $2.5M from a King Street business.

Joseph Meredith, 20, Delon Halley, 23, and Dennis Dowding, 23, who were allegedly caught during an early morning bust by police officers at their supposed hideaway, maintained their innocence while also accusing the police of brutalising them.

The men were accused of breaking and entering the business place of Baxani’s Traders and stealing a