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21yr sentence for bashing of officer

By BELINDA MERHAB also sentenced over the assault of in civilian clothing. He grabbed a The 35-year-old mother-of-two

another woman, Anna Berry, who piece of brick and hit her at least was taken to hospital and placed SYDNEY police sergeant Saman-he tried to rob just hours before twice in the face. in an induced coma before part tha Barlow was walking to work attacking Sgt Barlow, and for He then hit her twice in the of her skull was removed to at Kings Cross Police Station breaking into a camera store at back of the head while she was on relieve pressure on her brain. when her skull was smashed by a Wollongong days before he at-the ground and, thinking he had Holohan told police he felt heroin addict wielding a piece of tacked the two women. killed her, dragged her into Ar-‘‘really bad’’ for Sgt Barlow. brick. The 41-year-old had pleaded thur Park at Kings Cross before Outside court, Sgt Barlow, flan-

After the attack, in the early guilty to all three attacks, includ-stealing her bags. ked by her husband, Inspector hours of May 13 last year, Ro-ing charges of robbery while He bought a bottle of water to Laurence Barlow, said the senderick Holohan ran off with $200 armed with an offensive weapon wash his hands -because the tencing of Holohan was a ‘‘signiwhile Sgt Barlow was left for and causing wounding/grievous incident made him ‘‘feel sick’’ -ficant milestone’’ that would al-dead in a nearby park. bodily harm to Sgt Barlow. before catching a train to Port low her to move on with her life.

In the NSW District Court in He was sentenced to a max-Kembla. But it would never be enough Sydney yesterday, Judge Colin imum 21 years’ imprisonment for At the time of the attack, Holo-for what she had suffered, she Charteris described the attack as the three offences combined, han was on parole for a break, added. ‘‘vicious and brutal’’ and sen-with a non-parole period of 15 enter and steal offence. ‘‘Since that day, I have not had tenced Holohan to a minimum years and nine months, starting Sgt Barlow was found by col-the opportunity to do my job, be a 1112 years’ jail for his attack on on August 14, 2009. leagues bloodied and ‘‘dazed’’ in mother to my children or the wife Sgt Barlow. The court heard that on May 12, a nearby bus shelter, having left to my husband that I wanted to

Holohan, from Berkeley, was 2009, Holohan spotted Sgt Barlow an eight-metre trail of blood. be,’’ she said.

A MAN helped abduct Sunshine Coast boy Daniel Morcombe so his

abuser would have a new play
thing and leave him alone, an
inquest has heard.
Person of interest (POI) P33

made admissions to abducting the 13-year-old in December 2003.

A man police have described as an attention-seeker, P33 yesterday told the Brisbane Coroners Court how another POI, known as P32, had hatched a plan to abduct a child in late 2003.

P33 then described how P32 had taken and later murdered Daniel.

The inquest continues today.

Super reform tiff

THE Federal Government has a fight on its hands to implement superannuation reforms it says will help save Australian workers $2.7 billion a year in fees.

Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten yesterday released the Government’s full response to the yearlong Cooper review into the $1.3 trillion retirement savings sector.

But Mathias Cormann, the Coalition’s spokesman for superannuation, has indicated the Opposition may block the MySuper proposal.

Industry and non-profit funds are backing Government plans.

Killer ‘panicked’

THE killer of Indian boy Gurshan Singh Channa held the hand of a policeman, looked into his eyes, confessed to his actions and wept.

During a pre-sentence hearing yesterday, the Victorian Supreme Court heard Gursewak Dhillon, 25, had earlier acted out of panic when he placed the unconscious boy in the boot of his car then dumped his body in long grass.

The incident unfolded on March 4 when Dhillon accidentally hit Gurshan with the front door of the home they both lived in.

Dhillon was remanding in custody for sentencing on February 2.

Plans draw furore

OPPOSITION to Sydney’s $6 billion Barangaroo development is mounting, with the NSW Government’s approval of the expansion plans described as ‘‘a disgraceful act’’.

The Lend Lease development is aimed at rejuvenating the western shoreline of Sydney’s CBD, turning it into a global financial hub.

The amended concept plan, approved by Planning Minister Tony Kelly yesterday, increases floor space and includes the development of two new buildings.

It includes a controversial new hotel built on a pier jutting into the harbour.

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