R v Ney [2021] NSWSC 529

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Ney [2021] NSWSC 529 Hearing dates: 29 March 2021, 30 March 2021 Date of orders: 14 May 2021 Decision date: 14 May 2021 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Before: Johnson J Decision: 1. The Offender, Mert Ney, is convicted of the offence of the murder of Michaela Dunn and the offence of wounding Lin Bo with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.

2. The Offender is sentenced to an aggregate term of imprisonment for a term of 44 years comprising a non-parole period of 33 years commencing on 13 August 2019 and expiring on 12 August 2052 with a balance of term of 11 years commencing on 13 August 2052 and expiring on 12 August 2063.

3. The earliest date upon which the Offender will be eligible for release on parole is 12 August 2052, although it will be matter for the State Parole Authority to determine whether release on parole is appropriate in the Offender's case. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – sentencing following pleas of guilty – murder and wound with intent to cause grievous bodily harm – gravity of offences – whether sentence of life imprisonment should be imposed for murder – relevance of mental condition of Offender on sentence – life sentence not appropriate – very substantial aggregate term of imprisonment warranted – aggregate sentence of imprisonment for 44 years with non-parole period of 33 years Legislation Cited: Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Mental Health Act 2007 Criminal Code (Cth) Cases Cited: Alou v R (2019) 101 NSWLR 319; [2019] NSWCCA 231 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v De La Rosa (2010) 79 NSWLR 1; [2010] NSWCCA 194 Knight v R (2006) 164 A Crim R 126; [2006] NSWCCA 292 Milat v R; Klein v R [2014] NSWCCA 29 Potts v R (2012) 227 A Crim R 217; [2012] NSWCCA 229 R v Dong [2021] NSWCCA 82 R v Engert (1995) 84 A Crim R 67 R v Hraichie (No. 3) [2019] NSWSC 973 R v Merritt (2004) 59 NSWLR 557; [2004] NSWCCA 19 R v Shoma [2019] VSC 367 R v Stonestreet [2020] NSWCCA 212 Tepania v R (2018) 275 A Crim R 233; [2018] NSWCCA 247 The Queen v De Simoni (1981) 147 CLR 383; [1981] HCA 31 The Queen v Kilic (2016) 259 CLR 256; [2016] HCA 48 Veen v The Queen (No. 2) (1988) 164 CLR 465; [1988] HCA 14 Texts Cited: --- Category: Sentence Parties: Regina (Crown) Mert Ney (Offender) Representation: Counsel: Mr CM Everson (Crown) Ms BJ Rigg SC (Offender)