An assault committed after an altercation has ceased and while the complainant is being escorted away by security may properly be characterised as 'gratuitous violence', warranting emphasis on deterrence in sentencing. A claim of procedural unfairness in relation to a sentencing characterisation will not succeed where counsel addressed that very characterisation in submissions below.
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