R v DG [2024] NSWDC 194

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v DG [2024] NSWDC 194 Hearing dates: 29 April 2024 9 May 2024 Date of orders: 9 May 2024 Decision date: 09 May 2024 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Anderson SC DCJ Decision: (1) In relation to the offence of causing grievous bodily harm to a person, you are formally convicted of that offence. (2) You are sentenced to a term of imprisonment with a non-parole period of four years and two months, commencing on 7 November 2022, and expiring on 6 January 2027, with a balance of term of two years and four months, expiring 6 May 2029. (3) You will be eligible for consideration for release on parole on 6 January 2027. (4) I make an order pursuant to section 7 of the Court Suppression and Non-Publications Orders Act 2010 (NSW), that the names of the offender and the victim, or any features which may identify them, are suppressed. (5) I make an order that DG be advised of the existence and the effect of s25C of the Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 by her legal representatives. Catchwords: CRIMINAL – sentence – causing grievous bodily harm with intent; child victim; childhood depravation and reduction in moral culpability of offender; reduction of objective seriousness Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW) Court Suppression and Non-Publications Orders Act 2010 (NSW) Cases Cited: R v Lolesio [2014] NSWCCA 219 Bugmy v The Queen [2013] HCA 37 DS v R; DM v R [2022] NSWCCA 156 Lupton v R [2024] NSWCCA 26 R v MJ [2023] NSWCCA 306 Camilleri v R [2023] NSWCCA 106 R v Eaton [2023] NSWCCA 125 Category: Sentence Parties: Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) DG (Offender) Representation: Counsel: Ms E Blizard (Crown) Ms R Khalilizadeh (Offender)