12 years for killer

JANESSA EKERT carrying a carton of milk and recognised him as the man who had slashed his hand with a samurai sword years earlier.

Then 39, Scope followed Mr Graham up the street and attacked him inside a unit block, forcing him to go to ground before stomping on his head four or five times.

“Obviously in your angered vengeful state, you lost control,” Justice Henry said.

“This was a self-indulgent, cowardly explosion of violence inflicted upon a person on the ground.” COME along to the Pet Cafe in Edmonton to get your pets’ photo taken with Santa Claus.

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The court heard Scope then went to the pub and had eight beers.

Mr Graham died in hospital six days later.

Harrowing victim impact statements written by Mr Graham’s family were read in court detail the devastating impact the death has caused them labelling it a “callous act of senseless brutality”.

Scope spoke at his sentencing hearing apologising to Mr Graham’s family.

“I’m sorry to his family,” he said.

“I do not want their forgiveness at all because I do not forgive myself for doing it. “Just want to say sorry.” Scope had pleaded not guilty to murder and manslaughter earlier this week and a jury handed down their verdict after deliberating for 40 minutes.

Justice Henry said the killing’s “vigilante flavour and extent of extreme violence” warranted a 12-year jail term.

He must serve at least 80 per cent of the term before he is eligible for parole.