L. Jeanes

The offender pleaded guilty to manslaughter after striking the victim with a baseball bat during a confrontation, causing the victim to fall down stairs and die.

The offender had a precarious medical condition, including a cerebral aneurysm, making incarceration potentially fatal.

The court accepted a joint submission from the Crown and defence, sentencing the offender to a 20-month conditional sentence of imprisonment after crediting 24 months for pre-sentence custody and strict bail conditions.

The accused pleaded guilty to manslaughter after killing and decapitating his father while experiencing a cannabis-induced psychosis.

The court accepted a joint submission for a 5-year sentence, less pre-sentence custody credit, noting the horrific nature of the offence, the breach of trust, and the accused's lack of prior record, early guilty plea, and genuine remorse.