The case of Mhelody Bruno, who died in New South Wales from asphyxiation, shows change is needed
Last Friday, in the district court of Wagga Wagga, Rian Ross Toyer, 33, was sentenced for the manslaughter of Mhelody Bruno, 25. At the time of her death in 2019, the killing of Bruno did not spark significant media interest nor did women march collectively across the country to demand justice.
Toyer was sentenced to an Intensive Correction Order (ICO) rather than jail time, a sentencing outcome that is in contravention of the NSW Sentencing Act (s67 1(A)) and one that has been described by advocates as a “slap on the wrist”. The Act provides that an ICO must not be used in cases that pertain to specific offences, including murder and manslaughter. The case is scheduled for resentencing on Monday.
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