Hunter rapist Brett Hill’s sentence to be appealed; Director of Public Prosecutions deem it inadequate
Crown has lodged an ‘inadequacy appeal’ in Court of Criminal Appeal against sentence of brutal Hunter rapist Brett David Hill, who savagely subjected an 11-year-old to a five hour ordeal.
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On Thursday the Director of Public Prosecutions lodged an “inadequacy appeal” against the sentence of brutal rapist Brett David Hill.
In December last year, the 49-year-old was jailed for 23 years and six months, with a non-parole period of 17 years, after he savagely kidnapped and raped an 11-year-old girl.
The teenager was walking to school at Adamstown heights on June 12 when Hill grabbed her and dragged her off the path into bushes at Hudson Park, before subjecting her to a five hour ordeal.
He sexually assaulted the young girl on numerous occasions, tied her to a tree and threw her in his vehicle to take her to two other isolated bush locations, before finally releasing her near the Kotara train station.
A Thursday callover in the Court of Criminal Appeal (CCA) saw the Crown lodge an appeal against the inadequacy of Hill’s sentence where a hearing date has been set for July.
It also comes after Hill - who is eligible for parole in 2035 - filed a notice of intention on December 23 to appeal the severity of his sentence.
From that date, Hill has six months to file the appeal.
If Hill lodges his appeal, it’s likely they will be heard together.