Linton Patrick Sampi, 44, has been sentenced to five years in jail for dangerous driving causing his partner's death in 2022 in Western Australia. Sampi was found 'severely' drunk when he ran over his partner in their driveway, leading to her fatal injuries. He will be eligible for parole and faces a four-year driving ban upon release.
) Linton Patrick Sampi , 44, has been sentenced to five years in jail for dangerous driving causing death.
Linton Patrick Sampi, 44, was found not guilty of manslaughter but guilty of the lesser charge of dangerous driving causing death by a jury in September.was "severely" drunk when he drove over his partner, who the ABC has chosen not to name for cultural reasons, in the early hours of March 17, 2022.
Justice McGrath acknowledged they "tried hard" to give "honest evidence", and accepted certain parts of their testimony, including that Sampi was "angry" and "shouting at" the deceased outside the residence prior to the incident.On Friday during sentencing, the court heard a victim impact statement from the mother of the deceased, in which she described the victim as a "wonderful mother" to seven children.
Justice McGrath accepted Sampi did not intend to hurt the woman and her death was attributable to him being "heavily intoxicated" and therefore incapable of proper control of the vehicle.State prosecutor Tracy Tan raised Sampi's criminal history, which involved multiple instances of driving under the influence of alcohol, dating back decades.
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