A sentence of 7 years and 6 months imprisonment for a one-punch manslaughter at a party, where the offender had no prior criminal history and demonstrated genuine remorse resulting in depressive illness, was upheld as not manifestly excessive, but the absence of a parole recommendation was corrected. The case confirms that voluntary intoxication of the offender is not a mitigating factor for violent offences.
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