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Man Charged After Stealing Kyrgios’ Car, Threatening Player’s Mother

Australia's Nick Kyrgios reacts as he announces his withdrawal from the Australian Open with a knee injury at a press conference in Melbourne, Australia, on Jan. 16, 2023. (AP)
Australia's Nick Kyrgios reacts as he announces his withdrawal from the Australian Open with a knee injury at a press conference in Melbourne, Australia, on Jan. 16, 2023. (AP)
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Man Charged After Stealing Kyrgios’ Car, Threatening Player’s Mother

Australia's Nick Kyrgios reacts as he announces his withdrawal from the Australian Open with a knee injury at a press conference in Melbourne, Australia, on Jan. 16, 2023. (AP)
Australia's Nick Kyrgios reacts as he announces his withdrawal from the Australian Open with a knee injury at a press conference in Melbourne, Australia, on Jan. 16, 2023. (AP)

Australian police have charged a man with armed robbery and accused him of threatening Nick Kyrgios' mother at gunpoint before stealing the Australian tennis player's car, local media reported on Tuesday.

The 32-year-old Canberra suspect appeared in the ACT Magistrates Court on Tuesday to face five charges, including failure to stop for police and driving while suspended, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) said, citing court documents.

He was denied bail.

An ACT policing statement on Monday said police had received a report that a man had threatened a woman with a firearm and allegedly stolen a car.

The statement said police formed a cordon to intercept the man.

He was arrested in Canberra and the vehicle was recovered about 9:05 a.m. on Monday, about half an hour after the alleged offence began.

The ABC said the man had pointed a long-barrelled gun at Kyrgios's mother Norlaila and demanded the keys to a green Tesla.

Kyrgios helped police track down the car by using a location app on his phone, the ABC added, citing court documents.

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Extreme Fire Danger Grips Australia’s Southeast Amid Heatwave 

Sydney residents experience a heatwave at Dee Why in Sydney, Australia, 27 January 2025. (EPA)
Sydney residents experience a heatwave at Dee Why in Sydney, Australia, 27 January 2025. (EPA)
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Extreme Fire Danger Grips Australia’s Southeast Amid Heatwave 

Sydney residents experience a heatwave at Dee Why in Sydney, Australia, 27 January 2025. (EPA)
Sydney residents experience a heatwave at Dee Why in Sydney, Australia, 27 January 2025. (EPA)

Australia's southeast sweltered in a heatwave on Monday, raising the bushfire risk and prompting authorities to issue fire bans for several parts of Victoria state.

The extreme temperatures brought back memories of the catastrophic 2019-2020 "Black Summer" that saw fires destroy an area the size of Türkiye, killing 33 people and billions of animals.

On Monday, the nation's weather forecaster warned that the temperature could reach 41 degrees Celsius (105.8 degrees Fahrenheit) in Victoria's capital Melbourne, more than 14 C above the city's mean maximum temperature for January.

Authorities rated the fire danger at extreme, the second-highest danger rating, in five Victorian regions on Monday.

Dean Narramore, senior meteorologist at the forecaster, told the Australian Broadcasting Corp that the hot and windy conditions could spark "big fires" ahead of a cool change due in Victoria later on Sunday.

Elsewhere, the states of New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia, Queensland and the Northern Territory were under heatwave alerts on Monday, the forecaster said on its website.

In New South Wales, Australia's most-populous state, Narramore said "low to severe heatwave conditions" were expected on Monday, forecasting the heatwave to intensify there on Tuesday.