Adelaide parents call for appeal after attacker gets no jail time for coward
A 17-year-old left Beau Brownbill with permanent brain damage in an Adelaide coward punch. The teenager got a suspended sentence.
Beau Brownbill suffered serious head injuries after being struck three times outside a Hindley Street nightclub in February by a teenager who has not been identified. The 17-year-old got a suspended sentence.
A magistrate called the assault a sudden overreaction. Brownbill now lives with permanent brain damage and faces daily consequences.
Tony and Megan Brownbill told the court they were disappointed. No prison time was given.
"My son sits in a jail sentence in his head for the rest of his life," Tony Brownbill said. His mother said the sentence won't stop youth violence.
The family wants prosecutors to appeal. They are fighting one-punch violence through the Sammy D Foundation.
- February
- Attack date
- Hindley Street nightclub, Adelaide
- Location
- Three
- Strikes to head
- 17 years old
- Attacker age
Why it mattersThe light sentence raises questions. Are courts taking serious assaults and permanent injuries to young victims seriously enough?
AustraliaSouth Australian families affected by youth violence argue the sentence sends the wrong message about consequences for coward punching and brain injury.
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