Cody James Edwards pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of mother-of-three Synamin Bell, after attacking her while he was in drug-induced paranoid psychosis.
Cody Edwards will spend up to 11 years in prison over Synamin Bell's manslaughter.Cody James Edwards pleaded guilty in June to the manslaughter of his partner, Synamin Bell.What's next?abc.net.au/news/cody-edwards-11-years-prison-manslaughter-synamin-bell/104319886A South Australia n man who pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of his partner will spend up to 11 years in prison.
Edwards was originally charged and stood trial for Ms Bell's murder, but part way through the trial he was re-arraigned and pleaded guilty to the lesser charge.The court had previously been told the pair had both taken the hallucinogenic drug DOI, when Edwards started experiencing paranoid psychosis.
"Your conduct has not only taken the life of a young woman, but has left three young children without that love and care," he said."Each child will suffer for the rest of their lives." When Justice Kimber read out his sentence, angry members of Ms Bell's family and their supporters stood up and stormed out of court.Some attendees in court shouted insults at Edwards as he left the court., Ms Bell's family chose to leave court before Mr Edwards could read an apology letter to them.
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