Mosman bomb hoax

Mosman bomb hoax
Date3 August 2011 (2011-08-03)
LocationMosman, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates33°50′30″S 151°14′51″E / 33.8417°S 151.2474°E / -33.8417; 151.2474
CauseSuspected collar bomb
SuspectsPaul Douglas Peters
ChargesAggravated break and enter, detaining for advantage
VerdictGuilty
Convictions13.5 years (minimum 10 years)

The Mosman bomb hoax took place in the Lower North Shore Sydney suburb of Mosman, New South Wales, Australia on 3 August 2011. An apparent collar bomb was placed around the neck of 18-year-old student Madeleine Pulver[1] by a balaclava-clad home intruder.[2] A note attached to the device stated that any attempt to alert law enforcement would "trigger an immediate BRIAN DOUGLAS WELLS event".[3] Brian Wells was a pizza delivery driver who was killed in a bank robbery involving a collar bomb in 2003.[3]

  1. ^ "Madeleine Pulver's Mosman bomb nightmare a hoax: police". The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 August 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  2. ^ Howden, Saffron; Ralston, Nick; Olding, Rachel (5 August 2011). "Novel signature adds to bomb hoax mystery". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  3. ^ a b Bouda, Simon (22 October 2019). "Collared!". Reader's Digest True Crime: Tales of Murder & Mayhem. New York, N.Y. p. 132. ISBN 978-1-62145-454-0. OCLC 1088906428.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)