Kathy Devitt, innocent victim of Robina Town Centre shooting, says she never gives her shooter Mark James Graham a thought

ROBINA Town Centre shooting victim Kathy Devitt insists she has “not lost any sleep” over the terrifying day the shopping centre was locked down.

ROBINA Town Centre shooting victim Kathy Devitt insists she has “not lost any sleep” over the terrifying incident, which shut the popular shopping complex down in 2012.

Ms Devitt, who yesterday competed in the Pan Pacific Masters Games, said she wanted to get on with her life and pursue her passion for hockey.

“I don’t think I’ve ever given him (Graham) or the situation much thought,’’ she said.

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While Ms Devitt was running out onto the field at Labrador, Mark James Graham, 28, was being sentenced for unlawful wounding her and attempting to murder ex-Bandidos member Jacques Teamo at the crowded centre on April 28, 2012.

Robina Town Centre shooting victim Kathy Devitt says she has not given her shooter as second thought. Pic: Luke Marsden.

Graham, who yesterday showed little emotion as he sat in the prisoner’s dock in the Supreme Court at Brisbane for sentencing, made arrangements to pay Ms Devitt $10,000 compensation after hearing her victim impact statement and the psychological damage she faced.

His hair was recently shaved, revealing tattoos on his head, as well as those already visible on his face that read “carnage”, “revenge” and the bikie tag “1%”.

Ms Devitt, who has rarely spoken since the ordeal that has left her with fragments of bullet in her flesh and “long-lasting” psychological scars, yesterday declined to have Graham’s letter released publicly.

Robina shooter Mark James Graham was yesterday sentenced to 12 years jail.

Defence barrister Tony Kimmins said just because Graham pleaded not guilty did not mean he had no “sympathy, understanding or remorse” and he had penned the short letter and made a cheque during his time in custody since September 30.

“They are his thoughts and it may all be considered as a little too late but as I’ve indicated, it was an easy trial,” he said.

“He wishes that at least some of that money may well be able to be used by the complainant to obtain assistance by way of psychology.”

The moment all hell broke out at Robina Town Centre in 2012

Graham was due to be sentenced following the trial’s conclusion on October 1, however the hearing was delayed when he told his legal counsel he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and they sought time to seek a psychiatric evaluation.

Justice Alan Wilson was critical of Graham’s expressions of remorse, adding they had only been expressed after he was convicted by the jury.

Mr Kimmins said Graham’s diagnosis in August last year would make his time in prison more difficult and asked for that to be considered.

But Justice Wilson said with appropriate treatment Graham’s period in prison would not be made markedly worse by the condition.

Former bikie Jacques Teamo was also shot at Robina Town Centre.

He said while it “remained a mystery” why Mr Teamo armed himself with a knife and Graham with a handgun to go shopping with their respective families, the jury had determined from the evidence that Graham’s conduct manifested in an intent to kill.

“When you saw each other, neither the presence of family nor of large numbers of innocent bystanders, discouraged you from a confrontation which resulted in Teamo and Ms Kathy Devitt, a person unknown to you, being shot,” he said.

“Your conduct exposed a large number of people to a real and present but also alien and entirely unexpected danger.

“It is right that your conduct should be sternly condemned.”

Sentences above 10 years automatically attract a serious violent offender declaration, where the prisoner must serve at least 80 per cent of the sentence before being eligible for parole.

After she was shot in April 2012, Ms Devitt said she was focused only on being fit to represent Australia at the Hockey Masters World Cup in England.

“It was all about me getting on that plane,’’ she said.

“I had a goal and I achieved that goal. The courts are there to make the decisions they make ...’’