A sentence of 4 years' imprisonment for an offence against s 304(2) of the Criminal Code (WA) involving repeated hammer blows rendering the victim unconscious, followed by stomping on the victim's head while unconscious, is within the range of a proper exercise of the sentencing discretion, where the maximum penalty is 20 years' imprisonment.
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