Man, 76, sentenced in the county court over sexual abuse of a young girl more than 30 years ago
A Victorian sex offender who ate a Snickers bar laced with poison in court after being found guilty has been sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment.
In the county court in Melbourne on Friday, judge Anne Hassan sentenced the man to at least six years in jail before he can apply for parole. During that hearing, the man had eaten a poison-laced Snickers bar that he had brought into the courtroom, and then collapsed. He was then was taken to hospital, with the incident caused a finger injury and a disclocated shoulder.Hassan highlighted the victim’s impact statement, saying it pointed to the “profound” impacts of the child sexual abuse.
“You were a father figure to her and you should have protected her and supported her through her childhood,” she said.The court heard that a psychological review of the man after the June incident found he did not suffer from any mental illness.But the man’s legal team argued it was likely a pre-planned self-harm attempt consistent with suicidal ideation at the time of the verdict. Hassan said she accepted this.
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