Corporate lawyer who attacked L-plate motorcyclist to claim he was mentally ill

By Paul Bibby
Updated October 1 2014 - 6:09pm, first published 5:15pm
Alex Chapman, assault victim of lawyer Murray Bede McArdle, at North Sydney Local Court in August.  Photo: Ben Rushton
Alex Chapman, assault victim of lawyer Murray Bede McArdle, at North Sydney Local Court in August. Photo: Ben Rushton
Alex Chapman, assault victim of lawyer Murray Bede McArdle, at North Sydney Local Court in August.  Photo: Ben Rushton
Alex Chapman, assault victim of lawyer Murray Bede McArdle, at North Sydney Local Court in August. Photo: Ben Rushton
Alex Chapman, assault victim of lawyer Murray Bede McArdle, at North Sydney Local Court in August.  Photo: Ben Rushton
Alex Chapman, assault victim of lawyer Murray Bede McArdle, at North Sydney Local Court in August. Photo: Ben Rushton

A Sydney corporate lawyer who crashed into and then attacked a learner motorcyclist will argue that he was mentally ill at the time and should not be sentenced under NSW criminal laws.