A non-parole period cannot be justified on the basis of a guarded view of rehabilitation prospects alone where the offender has no relevant prior convictions and has pleaded guilty. The case illustrates the application of totality and accumulation principles to multiple family violence offences across separate episodes, and confirms that very substantial sentences are appropriate for sustained, sadistic family violence involving multiple victims.
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