The word 'home' in s 21A(2)(eb) of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act extends to a carport on the driveway of the victim's property, consistent with the definition of 'dwelling house' in s 4 of the Crimes Act and the legislative purpose of protecting a person's reasonable expectation of safety and security. Victim impact statements tendered without objection and without submissions limiting their use may be relied upon to establish aggravating factors under s 21A(2)(g). An act of gratuitous cruelty by a co-offender may be attributed to another party to a joint criminal enterprise where the act occurred during the carrying out of the enterprise.
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