Court jails trio over Blue Mountains bashing murderThursday, 8 December 2005. 17:25 (AEDT)
Three people have been sentenced to a maximum of 16 years in jail for bashing to death a friend in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, four years ago.
Craig Collins was found dead and wrapped in a blanket in his Blue Mountains apartment in August of 2001.
He had been stabbed several times and bashed with a cricket bat.
His de facto, Donna Tarrant, and Shiree and Steven Smit were all found guilty by a Supreme Court jury of his murder.
In sentencing today, Justice Megan Latham said while it was difficult to find a motive for the attack, she did accept that Steven Smit thought Mr Collins was hurting his de facto.
Justice Latham described it as a spontaneous and senseless assault on a seemingly harmless man and sentenced all three offenders to a maximum of 16 years in jail.
They will all be eligible for parole in 2013.
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