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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Mostafa Rachwani

Sydney man sentenced to 12 months in jail after planting homemade bomb outside pro-Palestinian’s house

A statue of Themis, the Greek God of Justice
Magistrate Megan Greenwood said the offending was ‘serious’ and that there were ‘real issues’ of community safety to consider. Photograph: Dave Hunt/AAP

The man who planted an explosive device outside the home of a pro-Palestinian resident has been sentenced to 12 months in jail, despite the court being told about his extensive mental health challenges.

David Maurice Wise, 43, was sentenced at Sydney’s Downing Centre court on Tuesday where he was given a non-parole period of three months, and a two-year community corrections order.

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