Zdravko Micevic
| Zdravko Mićević | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Zdravko Mićević |
| Rated at | Light heavyweight |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Born |
24 May 1982 Yugoslavia |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 5 |
| Wins | 5 |
| Wins by KO | 2 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Zdravko Mićević (born 1982 in Yugoslavia) is a Melbourne-based Serbian professional boxer, but is best known for his involvement in the death of former Australian cricketer David Hookes.
On the night of 18 January 2004, Hookes went to the Beaconsfield Hotel in St Kilda, Melbourne with members of the Victorian and South Australian cricket teams, to celebrate a win by Victoria over South Australia in a one-day match. Shortly after midnight, the party was asked to leave the hotel, though there are conflicting stories as to the reason. It is also unclear whether the party left voluntarily or were forced to leave. The security staff (of which Mićević was a member) continued monitoring the behaviour of the party for a short distance outside the hotel, and there was an altercation in which Mićević physically struck Hookes. Witnesses gave highly conflicting testimony of what occurred and who started the fight, but what is not in doubt is that Hookes fell to the ground, hitting his head in the process, and going into cardiac arrest. He was revived by paramedics but did not regain consciousness. He was taken to Melbourne's Alfred Hospital and placed on life support. Hookes was taken off life support on the evening of 19 January and died shortly afterwards.
Mićević was charged by Victoria Police with assault on the day of the incident; that charge was upgraded to manslaughter after Hookes's death. On 12 September 2005, Mićević was acquitted on the charge of Hookes's manslaughter. The jury had taken five days to come to its decision, after a two-week trial. An issue in the trial was conflicting statements given by witnesses. Throughout the trial, Mićević had maintained that Hookes had without provocation punched him twice, and he felt obliged to defend himself against a further attack. After the trial, Mićević expressed his condolences to Hookes's family and his regret that the incident had ever occurred. A civil suit against Mićević and the Beaconsfield Hotel's owners by Hookes's wife Robyn was withdrawn on 20 February 2007.
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