A sentence with a starting point of 3 years and 4 months for recklessly causing grievous bodily harm (s 35(2) Crimes Act 1900) assessed as a little below mid-range objective seriousness, involving a single cowardly blow from behind causing a subdural haematoma and frontal bone fracture, was held not manifestly excessive where the sentencing judge had regard to all relevant subjective circumstances including the offender's age (25), reasonable rehabilitation prospects, genuine remorse, 25% guilty plea discount, and one prior conviction for violence.
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