Sex workers ‘devastated’ by ‘lenient’ sentence for student who killed two women in 24 hours in Melbourne

Xiaozheng Lin could be eligible for parole in seven years after striking deal to plead guilty to manslaughter of Yuqi Luo and Hyun Sook Jeon in 2022Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA nine-year prison term for a man who killed two migrant sex workers within 24 hours shows that the justice system values their lives less than others, advocates say.Chinese student Xiaozheng Lin, 24, could walk from jail in seven years with time already served after he pleaded guilty to two manslaughter charges.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading…



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Publish date : 2024-11-07 04:34:55

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