✓ Bendigo AdvertiserPower & Policy
Man avoids jail because his son was twice targeted for abduction
A magistrate said a boy's trauma from two attempted abductions was the only reason he did not jail the father.
Why it mattersIt shows how a child's welfare can change a sentence, when jailing a parent would harm them badly.
AustraliaAustralian courts can depart from standard sentencing when custody of a vulnerable child is the only alternative to imprisonment.
✓ Claims checked against the source and corrected before publish. checked 6 d ago
