Nobel winner Professor Barry Marshall fined over parking fracas

The Nobel laureate admits criminal damage over boom gate incident in a Perth medical precinct
Australian Associated Press
Professor Barry Marshall.

Nobel laureate Professor Barry Marshall has admitted driving through a boom gate after becoming agitated and frustrated with car park attendants near a building named in his honour.

Professor Marshall was due to face trial in Perth Magistrates Court on Monday over the incident at the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre complex in Nedland that took place in April last year.