Australian Antonio Bagnato pleads not guilty in Thai murder trial

By Lindsay Murdoch
Updated November 19 2016 - 12:13am, first published November 18 2016 - 9:07pm
Antonio Bagnato after his arrest in Cambodia in December over the kidnapping and murder of Hell's Angel biker Wayne Schneider.  Photo: Kampuchea Thmey Daily
Antonio Bagnato after his arrest in Cambodia in December over the kidnapping and murder of Hell's Angel biker Wayne Schneider. Photo: Kampuchea Thmey Daily
The late former Hell's Angel Wayne Schneider, right. Photo: Ben Rushton
The late former Hell's Angel Wayne Schneider, right. Photo: Ben Rushton
Wayne Schneider's body was found in a two-metre-deep grave in roadside bushes near a Chinese temple. Photo: Thai PBS English
Wayne Schneider's body was found in a two-metre-deep grave in roadside bushes near a Chinese temple. Photo: Thai PBS English
Antonio Bagnato, also known as "Tony Bang", when he fought Muay Thai in Sydney in 2012.
Antonio Bagnato, also known as "Tony Bang", when he fought Muay Thai in Sydney in 2012.
Antonio Bagnato after his arrest in Cambodia in December over the kidnapping and murder of Hell's Angel biker Wayne Schneider.  Photo: Kampuchea Thmey Daily
Antonio Bagnato after his arrest in Cambodia in December over the kidnapping and murder of Hell's Angel biker Wayne Schneider. Photo: Kampuchea Thmey Daily
A commemorative stone for Wayne Schneider at the "Angel's Place" bar and Hells Angels members-only compound in Pattaya. Schneider was a top former member Photo: Lindsay Murdoch
A commemorative stone for Wayne Schneider at the "Angel's Place" bar and Hells Angels members-only compound in Pattaya. Schneider was a top former member Photo: Lindsay Murdoch

Pattaya, Thailand: A former Sydney kick-boxing champion charged with abducting and murdering an organised crime figure has told a court he fled Thailand for Cambodia because he was "scared" of the Australian outlaw motorcycle gang Hell's Angels and Thai police.

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