Victoria is set to unveil new laws that will keep the Frankston serial killer behind bars for life.
Victoria is set to unveil new laws that will keep Frankston serial killer Paul Denyer behind bars for life.
Legislation is expected to be announced by the Allan government on Tuesday that will restrict parole for serious offenders. The government has also agreed to include specific laws within this bill limiting Denyer’s ability to seek parole again.The decision is a departure from the position of former premier Daniel Andrews, who in June was critical of “one-person laws” on the basis that they would invite major legal challenges.
In the same month, the government voted down a bill put forward by the opposition that would have banned Denyer from applying for parole. Denyer was given three life sentences in 1993 over the murders of Natalie Russell, 17, Elizabeth Stevens, 18, and Deborah Fream, 22.but was refused, with friends and family members of Denyer’s victims pushing for legal changes that would stop him from making further applications.
The government has agreed to include restrictions on Denyer that will keep him behind bars for life as part of a broader package that will alter parole processes for serious offenders such as serial killers, according to three sources familiar with internal conversations.is a state political reporter for The Age. Previously, he was the national news blogger for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald.
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