The Queensland Court of Appeal allowed the Attorney-General's appeal against a sentence of four years imprisonment suspended after 12 months for grievous bodily harm, substituting a sentence of six years imprisonment. The Court held that the original sentence was manifestly inadequate given the use of a knife in an unprovoked attack in a public place, the respondent's lack of remorse, and the need for general deterrence, notwithstanding the plea of guilty.
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