Murderer gets 22 years

Stuart Barry Russell was sentenced to 22 years' jail, with a minimum period of 13 years.

A REMORSELESS killer will spend at least the next 13 years in jail for stabbing a man to death and attempting to burn his body at Eggs and Bacon Bay last year.

Stuart Barry Russell, 40, shook his head after the jail sentence was handed down in the Supreme Court in Hobart this morning.

He was found guilty by a jury of murder and attempted arson yesterday, and instructed his lawyers to make no submissions to mitigate his sentence.

Justice Peter Evans imposed a maximum term of 22 years.

Russell stabbed pensioner Brett Williams, 46, in a drunken and unprovoked attack on December 16 last year before making an unsuccessful attempt to burn his body.

Mr Williams took Russell, his girlfriend and another man in after they were evicted from their nearby property.

Justice Evans noted Russell's prior convictions for offences in South Australia, Queensland, Victoria and Tasmania and his previous stint in jail.

He said no reason for the killing had emerged during the trial and said victims' impact statements tendered and read to the court hd demonstrated the devastating effect the crime had had on Mr William's family.

 

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