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David Taylor, Sara Connor jailed for killing Bali policeman | |
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British man David Taylor has been jailed for six years for killing a policeman on the Indonesian holiday island of Bali. | |
Taylor, 34, and originally from Halifax, was found guilty of hitting Wayan Sudarsa with a bottle on the popular Kuta beach last August. | Taylor, 34, and originally from Halifax, was found guilty of hitting Wayan Sudarsa with a bottle on the popular Kuta beach last August. |
His Australian partner Sara Connor, 46, was jailed for four years for her part in the assault. | |
The pair have always insisted that they were acting in self defence. | The pair have always insisted that they were acting in self defence. |
Connor, who has two young children in Australia, had denied playing any role in killing Mr Sudarsa. She said she had only tried to separate the men when they fought. | |
Prosecutors had sought eight-year terms for the pair on charges of group violence causing death. | |
The court had heard Taylor and Connor were enjoying a night on the beach on 16 August when they became aware her handbag was missing, and separated to search for it. | |
Taylor has said he approached Mr Sudarsa believing the policeman may have stolen the bag, and the encounter escalated into a fight. | Taylor has said he approached Mr Sudarsa believing the policeman may have stolen the bag, and the encounter escalated into a fight. |
Mr Sudarsa was found dead on the beach in Kuta in the early hours of 17 August. He had been beaten with a bottle and his binoculars. |
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