A sentence of eight years' imprisonment with a serious violent offence declaration under s 161B of the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 (Qld) was within the proper range for an offence of torture involving prolonged, sadistic and calculated physical and mental cruelty in a domestic violence context, where the offender had prior convictions for violence and was on parole. The duration of the offending is irrelevant to sentencing; the nature of the ordeal is the crucial consideration. Intoxication in the context of domestic violence torture may be a matter of aggravation rather than mitigation.
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