Neo-Nazis’ sentences over attack on hikers don’t reflect level of violence, Victorian prosecutor tells court

Director of public prosecutions launches appeal against sentences handed down to Thomas Sewell and Jacob Hersant

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Prosecutors are pushing for more jail time for two neo-Nazi leaders who attacked a group of hikers in a national park, arguing their original sentences were manifestly inadequate.

Thomas Sewell, 31, and Jacob Hersant, 25, were sentenced in October 2023 after pleading guilty in the county court to a violent affray in Victoria’s Cathedral Ranges state park.

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