The appellant, a police officer, appealed her convictions and five-year consecutive sentences for arson and administering a noxious substance.
The appellant had spiked her daughter-in-law's drink with a sleep aid during a discussion about a custody dispute, and subsequently set fire to the house while the victim slept.
The Court of Appeal dismissed the conviction appeal, finding no misapprehension of the expert fire evidence or the complainant's testimony.
The sentence appeal was also dismissed, as the consecutive sentences were justified for offences invading distinct societal interests, and the global sentence was fit given the serious aggravating factors.
