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Bali policeman killing: Sara Connor to weigh up appeal | Bali policeman killing: Sara Connor to weigh up appeal |
(about 7 hours later) | |
An Australian woman jailed over the killing of an Indonesian policeman will decide whether to appeal against her four-year sentence. | |
Sara Connor, 46, had denied playing any role in Wayan Sudarsa's fatal assault on Bali's Kuta beach last August. | Sara Connor, 46, had denied playing any role in Wayan Sudarsa's fatal assault on Bali's Kuta beach last August. |
She and her UK boyfriend, 34-year-old David Taylor, were jailed on Monday. He will not contest his six-year sentence. | |
Taylor, originally from Halifax, was found guilty of hitting Mr Sudarsa with a bottle and binoculars. | Taylor, originally from Halifax, was found guilty of hitting Mr Sudarsa with a bottle and binoculars. |
Connor has seven days to decide whether she will appeal. With time already served and good behaviour, she could be free within three years. | Connor has seven days to decide whether she will appeal. With time already served and good behaviour, she could be free within three years. |
But a court could impose a lengthier sentence or reinstate her original, more serious charges on appeal. | But a court could impose a lengthier sentence or reinstate her original, more serious charges on appeal. |
The pair have always insisted they were acting in self defence. Connor said she had only tried to separate the men when they fought. | The pair have always insisted they were acting in self defence. Connor said she had only tried to separate the men when they fought. |
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. | 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's body was found a day later with dozens of wounds to his head, chest and neck. | Mr Sudarsa's body was found a day later with dozens of wounds to his head, chest and neck. |
Widow's grief | Widow's grief |
Taylor's parents, John and Janet, hugged him in Denpasar Court as the verdict was handed down. | Taylor's parents, John and Janet, hugged him in Denpasar Court as the verdict was handed down. |
"We believe that our son David feared for his own life that night and his actions reflect that," John Taylor said outside court. | "We believe that our son David feared for his own life that night and his actions reflect that," John Taylor said outside court. |
"But at the end we are content with the sentence." | "But at the end we are content with the sentence." |
But Mr Sudarsa's widow, Ketut Arsini, said she was disappointed. | But Mr Sudarsa's widow, Ketut Arsini, said she was disappointed. |
"What they have done caused my husband to die," she told News Corp Australia. | "What they have done caused my husband to die," she told News Corp Australia. |
"A family needs a father, mother and children. But now the father has died. It is very hard for us, not only economically but we have lost his love." | "A family needs a father, mother and children. But now the father has died. It is very hard for us, not only economically but we have lost his love." |
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