NSW: Family disappointed with sentence for police killer
The family of a policeman run down by a man in a stolen car are disappointed with the16-year sentence handed down to his murderer today.
The family says there should be minimum penalties for killing police.
Twenty-seven-year-old TREVOR EDWARD HOLTON was sentenced in the New South Wales SupremeCourt to a non-parole term of 12 years for murdering Senior Constable JIM AFFLECK.
The officer was struck while laying road spikes on the M5 motorway in Campbelltown,in Sydney's west, on January 14 last year.
Speaking outside court Senior Constable AFFLECK'S older brother PAUL said the familythought the sentence would be much higher.
He says despite being assured it was at the top end of sentencing, in their opinionit's not enough.
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KEYWORD: HOLTON (SYDNEY)
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