ian Ross Toyer, was sentenced to 22 months imprisonment for the manslaughter of 25-year-old Filipina trans woman Mhelody Bruno, an ABC investigation has found that important evidence in the case never made it to court.Justice Gordon Lerve had initially sentenced Toyer to an intensive correction order and 500 hours of community service, but subsequently admitted that it had erred in its order that had let Toyer avoid jail time for the crime.
The judge had at the sentencing said he regretted not being able to impose an intensive corrective order in the case.A joint Background Briefing and ABC Regional investigation found that information that was not seen by the court included ambulance logs, a first-responder’s statement about the condition.
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