Neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell, who allegedly led an attack on a sacred Indigenous burial site in Melbourne, has been refused bail.

Sewell, 32, appeared in the Melbourne magistrates court on Friday morning, with a magistrate saying she was satisfied he would endanger the safety of others if released into the community.

Police charged Sewell on Tuesday with multiple offences, including violent disorder and affray over the alleged incident at Camp Sovereignty on the weekend. Sewell, the leader of the Nationalist Socialist Network, allegedly instructed a group of about 30 members of the far-right group to charge at the encampment.

Magistrate Donna Bakos said she found Sewell’s alleged offences to be “serious”.

“To lead and participate in, if not incite an unprovoked attack on a sacred site … can

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