Man acquitted of threatening to kill SA Premier Steven Marshall over TAFE reforms
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Kenneth Andrew Gillespie was acquitted of threatening to kill Premier Steven Marshall.
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A man has been acquitted of threatening to kill the South Australian Premier over the State Government's TAFE reforms in 2018.
Key points:
He has pleaded not guilty to the charge laid against him
Giving evidence in his own defence, he admitted to the court he has a tendency of "running off at the mouth"
Kenneth Andrew Gillespie, 65, faced a two-day trial in Adelaide's District Court after pleading not guilty to threatening a public officer.