A Sydney man could walk free from jail next month after lying to police that two African males and not a group of youths he knew had fatally bashed teenager Jason Galleghan in the city's west.
Harley Shaun Bartolo was at a Doonside home on August 4, 2021 when the 16-year-old boy was lured in and viciously bashed by a large group, some children, who suspected him of stealing some Apple Airpods.
In sentencing the 29-year-old at Parramatta District Court on Tuesday, Judge Ian Bourke was scathing of the sustained bashing, which took over half an hour as multiple alleged assailants kicked, punched and slammed Jason's head into a bedroom wall.
