NSW:Man sentenced to 24 yrs for murdering his aunt in cold blood

AAP General News (Australia)
12-17-2004
NSW:Man sentenced to 24 yrs for murdering his aunt in cold blood

A Sydney man has been sentenced to 24 years behind bars for the murder of his aunt in her home.

In August a NSW Supreme Court jury found RICHARD CLEVERLY guilty of the strangulation
murder of his 42-year-old aunt, SUSAN SMITH, at her West Ryde home in 2002.

Her body was found lying face down on the lounge room floor by her sister.

Acting Justice JANE MATHEWS has sentenced the 20-year-old to 24 years in jail with
a non parole period of 18 years for the murder.

She says CLEVERLY deliberately and cold bloodedly set out to murder his aunt, and the
only realistic motive for the killing was that he expected to inherit some money.

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KEYWORD: CLEVERLY (SYDNEY)

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