The accused pleaded guilty to manslaughter after striking his roommate multiple times with a cricket bat during an alcohol-fuelled altercation.
The victim died from blunt force trauma to the head.
The court considered the accused's cognitive impairment, health issues, and the harsh conditions of his pre-sentence custody as mitigating factors, while noting the sustained nature of the assault and the vulnerability of the victim as aggravating.
The court imposed a sentence of 6 years imprisonment, reduced to 33 months net after applying enhanced credit for pre-sentence custody, along with a 10-year weapons prohibition and a DNA order.
