The Court of Appeal refused leave to appeal against a sentence of five years and six months' imprisonment (non-parole period of three years and six months) for two counts of rape and one count of recklessly causing injury, holding that the sentence was not manifestly excessive. The Court emphasised that the vicious and violent nature of the rapes, combined with the additional trauma caused by the injury offence, justified the sentence notwithstanding the applicant's guilty pleas (which were late), lack of prior convictions, and good work record.
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