Victim of Bicycle Bandit Kym Allen Parsons lashes out over plea bargain that sees $1.5 million estate go to his family

A terminally ill victim of the Bicycle Bandit says she’s outraged by his plea bargain amid controversy over his euthanasia bid.

The Bicycle Bandit’s terminally ill victim has condemned his “disgusting” plea bargain deal, saying he “has won” – while she and her peers are left with lifelong trauma.

The former bank worker, who asked not to be named, said she was outraged prosecutors had agreed not to seize Kym Allen Parsons’ $1.5 million estate in exchange for his confession.

She said the terms of the deal, revealed by The Advertiser on Friday, show Parsons has “no empathy for anybody” and his sudden guilty pleas “were all about him”.

The woman said SA Health, who approved Parsons for voluntary assisted dying ahead of his scheduled trial, should be held accountable “for creating this situation”.

“This is disgusting … he will escape his sentence while we victims get screwed over again,” she said.

Kym Allen Parsons arrives at the Sir Samuel Way Building. Picture: Mark Brake

Security footage of one of the infamous Bicycle Bandit robberies.

“He’s given all of us life sentences of PTSD and mental illness, while he’ll kill himself after being sentenced.

“It just seems like this case is a daily kick in the face … it’s crap … SA Health caused this, and they need to be held accountable for it.”

Parsons, 73, will be sentenced on Monday for 10 counts of armed robbery, one count of attempted armed robbery, and two firearms offences.

Originally scheduled for trial in February, he pleaded guilty days after The Advertiser revealed he had been approved for VAD and been given his kit while on home detention.

In court last week, Parsons made a tearful apology to his victims – while insisting his family had no idea of his double life – and agreed to repay all $358,976.90 he stole.

His sentencing was brought forward, on an application by prosecutors, after he expressed an intent to access VAD at the Flinders Medical Centre.

Parsons’ counsel told the court that, “on reflection”, their client had agreed to wait until after he was sentenced.

It is understood the terms of Parsons’ plea bargain require he not use VAD before he has been sentenced, and his $1.5 million estate will be “returned to his family without any restrictions”.

Parsons’ family is not accused of any wrong doing.

On Saturday, the former bank worker said there was no justice, for the victims, in Parsons’ guilty pleas.

“What, for him to stand there and cry? That wasn’t about us, that was about him, and that’s not justice,” she said.

“He’s got no empathy for any of us, it’s all about him … if the DPP says ‘we’ll make you a deal’ of course he’s going to take it, and stuff the victims.”

She said she would not be attending Parsons’ sentencing on Monday because he had been granted leave to appear by video link, and not face his victims in person.

“He says he’s terminal – well so am I, but I’m still walking around and I’m not going to rob banks and then kill myself when I get caught,” she said.

“It’s all been an absolute farce.”