A remorseless one-punch killer has compounded a grieving family's trauma through a lengthy trial, a Melbourne surgeon's widow says. 9News
Mr Pritzwald-Stegmann and Esmaili argued before the attack. The doctor, who was on his way home, had gone back into the hospital to get security, after telling a group, including Esmaili, they couldn't smoke in a non-smoking area outside.Joseph Esmaili hit surgeon Patrick Pritzwald-Stegmann after he told Esmaili not to smoke in a non-smoking area.
The punch must have been to the head, the doctor must not have been expecting it and Esmaili must have known the punch was unexpected. Defence barrister John Desmond argues Esmaili meets an exception to the mandatory sentence law, due to mental illness.
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