North AFL forward to face trial

The District Court of South Australia has ruled that North Melbourne's Trent Dumont will stand trial over an alleged taxi robbery.

Trent Dumont

Kangaroos forward Trent Dumont will stand trial in Adelaide next year for an alleged taxi robbery. (AAP)

North Melbourne AFL forward Trent Dumont will stand trial in Adelaide next January for an alleged taxi robbery.

On Wednesday, the District Court of South Australia ruled that the trial involving Dumont and a co-accused would start on January 23.

According to media reports, Dumont faces one count of aggravated robbery.

It relates to an alleged incident in Adelaide in October, 2014.

The 20-year-old has played 10 AFL games, including North's last two matches.


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