Posted on 09/09/2023 12:10:46 PM PDT by lowbridge
A Melbourne man who overpowered and raped an intruder will spend at least four years in prison.
Klay Holland, 32, faced the Supreme Court of Victoria on Tuesday when he was sentenced to eight years' imprisonment, with a non-parole period of four years and 10 months.
Holland's victim, Shane Cox, had broken into a unit in Melton in Melbourne's west in March 2021 armed with a knife and wearing a mask.
He had asked for money and drugs, and was allegedly linked to others who had gone to the home to stand over a resident.
Mr Cox, 36, who was high on methylamphetamine, was overpowered by Holland who was a guest at the home.
Mr Cox was beaten with a baseball bat and was incapacitated on the floor, where Holland then raped him.
His body was found at the scene under a pile of blankets a day later by police, who arrived at the property on an unrelated matter.
He was hogtied, his mouth was duct taped and his pants were pulled down to his upper thighs.
In March, a jury convicted Holland of one charge of rape, but he was found not guilty of manslaughter.
Justice Christopher Beale described Holland's offending as premeditated and particularly humiliating.
"Your rape of Mr Cox was a callous, degrading and humiliating act of retribution," Justice Beale said.
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Sick. All should be in jail, getting mental and drug treatment. Never released.
Shades of Ving Rhames.
Four seconds……
Everyone reading this story thinks immediately of this scene.
Blatant anti-gay discrimination.
...”stand over a resident” meaning in english?
...beaten with a baseball bat and was incapacitated on the floor...body was found at the scene under a pile of blankets...
was found not guilty of manslaughter. Strange happenings in Melbourne.
I had to read the title several times then still thought this was the Babylon Bee
What now? Let me tell you what now. I’ma call a coupla hard, pipe-hittin’ nasty boys, who’ll go to work on the Holmes here with a pair of pliers and a blow torch. You hear me talkin’, hillbilly boy? I ain’t through with you by a damn sight. I’ma get medieval on your ass
The article only implies but doesn’t actually state that the intruder had been killed.
Was the intruder raped then killed, or vice versa?
An unusual response to burglary.
I thought a girl broke into his house and he raped her. I’m so old school. I need a shower after reading this.
Wrong! Never heard of it........
Well, yes. Killing the guy with a ball bat was also naughty.
You can’t do whatever you want with a masked intruder? How times have changed...
Trespassers will be violated?
No, I immediately thought of the need for an extinction level meteor strike.
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