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This would require police to first be notified and for a hearing to take place, before Latchford enters a plea of guilty or not guilty to the charge he is facing.
Latchford, who was seen laughing and joking while looking at his mobile phone in court before the hearing began, sat in the first row dressed in a navy suit.
He was ordered to return to court on October 15 and remains on bail.
Landsberger was an AFL and cricket writer for the Herald Sun, where he had worked for 14 years, as well as a Fox Footy contributor, appearing on the Midweek Tackle program.
The Landsberger family is well known in AFL circles; the 35-year-old’s father is Dr Jacob Landsberger, a GP who worked for the Western Bulldogs, including during their drought-breaking premiership in 2016.
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At the time of his death, Herald Sun editor Sam Weir described Landsberger’s death as a devastating loss for his family, friends, colleagues and the sporting codes he “covered with such passion”.
Landsberger won a sports news Quill in 2023 for revealing Essendon CEO Andrew Thorburn’s links to the controversial church City on a Hill. Thorburn stood down the following day.
A decade earlier, he was named the AFL’s rising star of the media. Landsberger worked with Leader Community Newspapers before joining the Herald Sun.
A police spokesperson said the death continues to be investigated with a report to be compiled for the coroner.
Anyone who witnessed the incident or has CCTV, dashcam footage or any other information that could assist police is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au.
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