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Offender Databases Lindsay Beckett

Lindsay Hoani Beckett

Alias

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Offences

Raped then killed two teenage girls in Australia in October 1997.
Also abducted and raped a 19 year old woman in September 1997

Victims

Lauren Barry
Nichole Collins

Offender Affiliations

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Gang affiliations

none known

Age

Born 1974

Current Location

Prison

Parole/Release Dates

Sentenced to 35 years non-parole in August 1998.
Eligible for release around August 2033
Is to be deported back to NZ when released, as he is not a citizen of Australia

Background
Australian Court of Appeal decision here
From Otago Daily Times August 1998

A former Opotiki man who admitted the repeated rape and murder of two New South Wales schoolgirls will spend a minimum 35 years in jail, but parents of the girls said the sentence yesterday brought them no joy.

Victorian Supreme Court judge Justice Frank Vincent sentenced father of three Lindsay Haoni Beckett (24) to life imprisonment, with a minimum non-parole period of 35 years, for the murders of Lauren Barry (14) and Nichole Collins (16) in October last year.

One of the girls' mothers told Beckett: "I hope you rot in hell" as he was led from the courtroom by prison guards.

Outside the court, Graeme Collins, father of Nichole, said it was a reasonable result but provided no joy.

"There were no winners today," he told reporters. "Lindsay didn't win and we've lost our girls."

This is an interesting case as it demonstrates how much tougher Australian sentencing has been with offenders like this. We are only starting to catch up now. He will be at least 59 on his release, and will have spent most of his life in prison, prevented from attacking anyone else. He will be deported here, only fair considering that the Australian taxpayer will have footed the bill for the protection of New Zealanders from this creature for at least 35 years.

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