Kevin James Pettiford, who described himself as evil and “the Hand of Death”, had expressed a desire to become Australia’s most prolific serial killer.
A man who expressed a desire to become Australia’s most prolific serial killer had a “warped and utterly abhorrent view” that his murder victim’s life was less valuable, a judge has said as he jailed Kevin James Pettiford for a maximum of 39 years.
for the murder of Murray, and also the attempted murder of inmate Nathan Mellows five weeks later inside Shortland Correctional Centre at Cessnock. Pettiford slashed Mellows’ throat with a weapon made of wire twist ties and razor blades. “The offender acted on a warped and utterly abhorrent view that Mr Murray’s life was somehow less valuable as a result of his circumstances. Those matters reflect a complete lack of humanity on the part of the offender.”
Pettiford struck Murray with large rocks from a sea wall before he threw them into the water and fled. The Crown had pushed for Pettiford to receive a life sentence. Prosecutor Brendan Campbell said the “brutal, callous killing” fell in the worst category of murders, and “represented a denial of Mr Murray’s humanity”.
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