A sentence of 5 years and 7 months' imprisonment for kidnapping with intent to cause a detriment (maximum 20 years) is not manifestly excessive where the offending involved approximately 35 hours of confinement with cruel and degrading treatment, even where the offender is youthful (21 years old) with no significant prior record and entered an early guilty plea. The case provides a sentencing reference point for kidnapping offences at the higher end of seriousness under s 332 of the Criminal Code (WA).
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