Melbourne rapper Kiid Koda, whose real name is Dakota McAllan, pleaded guilty to intentionally causing serious injury after assaulting a stranger with a hockey stick. The incident occurred when McAllan was interrupted while engaged in sexual activity in his mother's car in an alleyway. He then used a hockey stick to beat the other individual, leaving the victim in a pool of blood.
McAllan, who has received taxpayer funding for his music and also works as a community volunteer and NDIS support worker, claimed his actions were a reaction to a childhood trauma involving his father. The Daily Mail reported that McAllan fronted Melbourne County Court on Thursday. The full circumstances surrounding the altercation and McAllan's background were detailed in court proceedings.
The victim of the assault was identified as a Colombian national. The legal proceedings are ongoing as the court considers the sentencing and full implications of McAllan's guilty plea.