Man slapped two men following road rage scooter argument in Deanmill

A Deanmill man who stopped his car in front of a scooter rider slapped the victim while arguing about how much space there was for the rider to manoeuvre around, before then slapping a second man who tried to intervene. Cohen Young, 50, appeared in Manjimup Magistrates Court on Thursday where he pleaded guilty to two common assault offences, stemming from him slapping two men on Thursday October 10. The court was told Young had assaulted two victims about 5.50pm in Deanmill. The first incident began after Young stopped his black Chrysler in front of one of the victims who was riding an electric scooter at the time. This led to a verbal altercation between the two who were arguing about how much space Young left for the scooter to go around. Young slapped the victim before pushing him into a fence. The second victim — who had seen the altercation — approached to help the first man, but Young then also slapped him on the right side of the face. The victim felt a stinging pain afterwards, with Young approaching him again before the man fled to his home. Magistrate Joanne Andretich fined Young $1000 for the first charge and $800 for the second assault charge. Young was also ordered to pay $300.50 in court costs.