She said a sentence for the same crime today would be “much higher”.ĪLSO READ Latest Russian-Ukrainian news: Urgent battle to save civilians from Mariupol 'hell' The evidence is too thin to support this,” Wilson added. Nor does the court impose a sentence for a crime motivated by hatred of a particular sector of society. “Because of the time lapse, the culprit is no longer the same angry young man who raised his fists at another on the edge of a cliff. “You have to understand that the court is not convicting a violent and reckless young man for a targeted attack on a gay man,” Wilson said. White had a violent crime record before and after the murder, but had not committed any offenses since 2008.
Under cross-examination on Monday, Helen White denied knowing about a one million Australian dollar ($704,000) reward for information about Johnson’s murder when she turned herself in to police in 2019 She said she only learned of a reward when the victim’s brother, Steve Johnson, doubled the sum in 2020. ALSO READ Chibok girls in Nigeria: Why was this former captive treated differently?
