A sentence of 7 years' imprisonment for intentionally causing grievous bodily harm (s 294(1) Criminal Code (WA)) involving a sustained knife attack causing life-threatening injuries, by an offender with a significant history of violent offending and no remorse, falls within the customary sentencing range of approximately 4½ to 8 years identified in Oxenham v The State of Western Australia [2015] WASCA 30.
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