Indiscriminate acts of violence leading to death will rarely justify anything less than full-time custody for manslaughter, even where the offender is young with compelling subjective circumstances. Periodic detention for manslaughter arising from alcohol-fuelled violence by a young offender was held manifestly inadequate. The case signals that the NSWCCA may require more significant penalties for young offenders who commit random acts of violence resulting in death.
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