Second man pleads not guilty over Coles Bay home invasion and arson

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Smith, H. (2026, September 7). Second man pleads not guilty over Coles Bay home invasion and arson. ABC News (AU). https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-07/tas-coles-bay-attack-plea-guilty/107122958

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ABC News (AU) · collected 2026-09-07 · by Hayden Smith

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Hayden James Morrison, one of three men accused of a violent home invasion and arson in Coles Bay in July, has pleaded not guilty to the charges in Launceston Magistrates Court. Morrison, who was remanded in custody, is scheduled to appear in court again in November. The alleged crime occurred at Coles Bay in July. A second man, Charlie Hills, also faces similar charges and will presumably have a chance to enter his plea at a later date.
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Story summary

Hayden James Morrison, one of three men accused of a violent home invasion at Coles Bay in July, has pleaded not guilty in the Launceston Magistrates Court. Morrison is among those allegedly responsible for the incident, along with Charlie Hills and Jason Robert Burns. The court proceedings took place on Monday, after which Morrison was remanded in custody and will face court again in November.

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📰 Coles Bay Home Invasion
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Hayden Smith
1 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 He was remanded in custody and will face court again in November.
2026-09-07 · assertive framing · Second man pleads not guilty over Coles Bay home invasion and arson
The only article under this byline in the corpus.

Topics

the Launceston Magistrates Court

Subjects

Charlie Hills PERSON · 1× Hayden James Morrison PERSON · 1× Jason Robert Burns PERSON · 1× Morrison PERSON · 1× the Launceston Magistrates Court ORG · 1×

Narrative

Second man pleads not guilty over Coles Bay home invasion and arson In short: Police allege Hayden James Morrison, Charlie Hills and Jason Robert Burns were behind a violent home invasion at Coles Bay in July.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-07
🔮 He was remanded in custody and will face court again in November.
2026-09-07 · ABC News (AU)
Second man pleads not guilty over Coles Bay home invasion and arson · assertive framing

Claims (3 extracted, 0 hedged)

Second man pleads not guilty over Coles Bay home invasion and arson In short: Police allege Hayden James Morrison, Charlie Hills and Jason Robert Burns were behind a violent home invasion at Coles Bay in July. asserted
Morrison → plead → July
Mr Morrison pleaded not guilty in the Launceston Magistrates Court on Monday. asserted
Morrison → plead → Monday
He was remanded in custody and will face court again in November. asserted
He → remand → November
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