Man to face trial for 1999 police shooting

By Cheryl Goodenough
Updated July 4 2022 - 5:51pm, first published 5:48pm
Senior Constable Neil Scutts was shot in his groin during a 1999 bank robbery.
Senior Constable Neil Scutts was shot in his groin during a 1999 bank robbery.

A two-time prison escapee who confessed to a bank robbery during which a police officer was shot more than two decades ago now says he could not be responsible as he was in custody.

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