The Supreme Court sentenced the offender to 9 years' imprisonment with a 7-year non-parole period for manslaughter by unlawful and dangerous act (stabbing). The Court applied a modest reduction in moral culpability under Bugmy principles for the offender's refugee background and childhood exposure to violence, and a modest application of Verdins limb 5 for intellectual impairment, but noted these were significantly limited by the offender's refusal to attend current psychological assessments. The Court found poor prospects of rehabilitation, no evidence of remorse, and assessed the offending as mid-range for manslaughter, with the s 6AAA indication being 12 years with a 10-year non-parole period but for the early guilty plea.
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