the building on the 12th floor. Bowen was the senior investigator on Operation Cerberus, an investigation into Italian organised crime in Australia. An NCA staff member also lost an eye and suffered severe burns to 40% of his body as a result of the incident. The accused Domenic Perre was standing on top of a nearby carpark and was later arrested at his house. On 1 March 2018,the then 61-year-old Perre was charged with murder and attempted murder for the attack after a -year investigation involving state-of-the-art DNA techniques. He pleaded not guilty in the Adelaide Magistrates Court on 17 February 2020 but his lawyer conceded that there is a case to answer and he was committed to stand trial in the Supreme Court of South Australia. In March 2021, Perre's trial was proceeding in the Supreme Court of South Australia. In June of 2022, Perre was found guilty of the 1994 murder of Det Sgt Geoffrey Bowen and the attempted murder of Peter Wallis. References Further reading Law review analysis of the NCA case against Elliott External links Australian Crime Commission Articles about National Crime Parliamentary Joint Committee on the National Crime Authority 1984 establishments in Australia 2003 disestablishments in Australia Defunct law enforcement agencies of Australia Defunct Commonwealth Government agencies of Australia