For aggravated causing serious harm with intent involving a brutal assault with weapons in company causing traumatic brain injury in the context of drug debt recovery, a notional head sentence in the range of 8-10 years is appropriate. A sentence of 2 years 6 months was manifestly inadequate in such circumstances. There is no power to backdate a sentence to reflect time spent on home detention bail; credit should instead be made against the head sentence.
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