R v FOLBIGG [2003] NSWSC 895

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : R v FOLBIGG [2003] NSWSC 895 HEARING DATE(S) : 01/04/03, 02/04/03, 03/04/03, 07/04/03, 08/04/03, 09/04/03, 10/04/03, 11/04/03, 14/04/03, 15/04/03, 16/04/03, 17/04/03, 23/04/03, 24/04/03, 28/04/03, 29/04/03, 30/04/03, 01/05/03, 05/05/03, 06/05/03, 07/05/03, 08/05/03, 12/05/03, 13/05/03, 14/05/03, 15/05/03, 19/05/03, 20/05/03, 21/05/03, 29/08/03 JUDGMENT DATE : 24 October 2003

JUDGMENT OF : Barr J at 1 DECISION : The following sentences are imposed. For the manslaughter of Caleb Gibson Folbigg imprisonment for ten years; for the malicious infliction of grievous bodily harm with intent on Patrick Allen Folbigg imprisonment for fourteen years; for the murder of Patrick Allen Folbigg imprisonment for eighteen years; for the murder of Sarah Kathleen Folbigg imprisonment for twenty years; for the murder of Laura Elizabeth Folbigg imprisonment for twenty-two years ; last sentence to expire on 21 April 2043; non-parole period to expire on 21 April 2033.

CATCHWORDS : Criminal law - sentencing - manslaughter - malicious infliction of grievous bodily harm with intent - murder PARTIES : REGINA Kathleen Megan FOLBIGG FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 70046/02 COUNSEL : Crown: M. Tedeschi QC and J. Culver Offender: P. Zahra SC and A. Cook SOLICITORS : Crown: S.E. O'Connor Offender: D. J. Humphreys

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COMMON LAW DIVISION

GRAHAM BARR J

Friday, 24 October 2003

70046/02 REGINA v Kathleen Megan FOLBIGG

SENTENCE 1 HIS HONOUR: The offender, Kathleen Megan Folbigg, has been found guilty by the jury of the following offences -