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Emily Woods

Sentence for killing two sex workers 'unjust': advocate

Fiona Patten said the sentence for a killer of two sex workers was unjust and unfair. (Con Chronis/AAP PHOTOS)

A nine-year prison term for a man who killed two Asian migrant sex workers within 24 hours shows that the justice system values their lives less than others, advocates say.

Chinese student Xiaozheng Lin, 24, could walk from jail in seven years with time already served after he pleaded guilty to two manslaughter charges.

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