For stealing as a servant involving amounts in the range of $57,500 to $82,800, a head sentence of six years imprisonment is manifestly excessive; four years is within the appropriate range. Serious illness such as cancer requiring ongoing treatment is a significant mitigating factor that may warrant a suspended sentence rather than parole to give the offender certainty, recognising that incarceration weighs more heavily on a seriously ill person.
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