NSW man jailed for six years after killing sister’s abusive boyfriend who was attacking her

Tyler King pleaded guilty to manslaughter of Jesse Tattersall whom he stabbed multiple times partly out of fear and panic, judge says

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A former teenage speedway racing champion has been jailed for killing his sister’s abusive boyfriend after he boasted: “You should see what I do to her in the bedroom.”

Newcastle supreme court justice Natalie Adams on Thursday said she was unable to say if Tyler King had intended to kill Jesse Tattersall and was sentencing him on the basis he wanted to cause Tattersall grievous bodily harm in the hope he would never hurt his sister again.

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