Labor figure Tim Picton’s accused killer Brodie Jake Dewar beats bail booze reading

A man accused of fatally bashing Labor identity Tim Picton has avoided facing a bid to return him to custody, despite an apparent bail breach by testing positive for alcohol. Brodie Jake Dewar, 20, is accused of attacking Picton, 36, in Northbridge, in Perth’s inner city, in the early hours of December 27.