A man who hit and killed a surgeon at a Box Hill Hospital is the first person to receive a mandatory minimum 10-year prison sentence under Victoria's one-punch laws
"While I do accept that you have some regrets you still have some way to go to accept full responsibility," Justice Hollingworth said.
Justice Hollingworth said this contributed to satisfying the requirement under the mandatory sentencing laws that Mr Pritzwald-Stegmann was not anticipating violence.Mr Pritzwald-Stegmann was unconscious as soon as he was hit and did not try to break his fall as his head cracked on the ground.
She said her husband was a dedicated heart and lung surgeon who spent his days dealing with the harmful effects of smoking.
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