26-year-old Nicholas Daota's severity appeal for an 18-month jail term for attacking a woman in Scone streets was dismissed by Newcastle District Court.

26-year-old Nicholas Daota's severity appeal over his 18-month jail term for attacking a woman in Scone streets was dismissed by the Newcastle District Court. The judge ruled that Daota, who had been convicted by Magistrate Kevin Hockey in Muswellbrook Local Court, should spend time in custody reflecting on his crimes. The court heard that Daota had tried to grab the woman's breasts and kicked her during the attack.