A sentencing hearing for the man responsible for a bus crash in the New South Wales Hunter Valley region which killed 10 people has entered its second day.
Brett Andrew Button, 57, is expected to hear further victim impact statements on Tuesday as the three-day proceedings continue in Newcastle District Court .
Brett Andrew Button, 57, is expected to hear further victim impact statements on Tuesday as the three-day proceedings continue in Newcastle District Court. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Damian Shaw He was initially facing 10 counts of manslaughter, but prosecutors withdrew those charges in exchange for guilty pleas, which were entered in May this year.
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