Criminal Case- Murder of Masa Vukotic
1. Summary of Criminal Case-
On the 17th of March 2015, Masa Vukotic was stabbed 49 times by Sean Price, who was aiming for her "lethal regions". Masa Vukotic was a 17-year-old girl whose life was taken in a violent and frenzied stabbing attack by a stranger as she walked through a Melbourne park. Price had a history of mental illness and violent sexual offending, and had been out on bail when he attacked the teenager. The accused confronted the deceased on the footpath in the park. Price then grabbed the Vukotic and forced her into the with a large kitchen knife. She screamed, and the Price started stabbing her repeatedly. Price told police he had to kill her because he thought she was behaving like ‘Snow …show more content…
Masa Vukotic was stabbed 49 times by Sean Price who was aiming for her "lethal regions". The cause of death was stab injuries to the neck. Sean Price believed it was necessary to stab rich people, to draw attention to the difficulty of prisoners, following what he perceived as "injustices" he had faced while in custody for sex crimes. This was a crime of mens rea and actus reus because he had intentionally killed her and he plead guilty to the crime. The sentence takes his total jail term to 41 years, and means he will be eligible for parole only once he's served 39 years and nine months at the age of …show more content…
The Supreme Court in each jurisdiction is the highest court in that State or Territory. The Supreme court dealt with this case because the case was a murder criminal case. Most Supreme Courts will conduct jury trials for indictable offences, but this is usually only for very serious offences, such as murder, which the Masa Vukotic case was. Supreme Courts will also hear appeals from lower courts. These appeals may be questions of fact or questions of law. Sean Price was given a non-parole period of 38 years by Justice Lex Lasry in the Victorian Supreme
1. Summary of Criminal Case-
On the 17th of March 2015, Masa Vukotic was stabbed 49 times by Sean Price, who was aiming for her "lethal regions". Masa Vukotic was a 17-year-old girl whose life was taken in a violent and frenzied stabbing attack by a stranger as she walked through a Melbourne park. Price had a history of mental illness and violent sexual offending, and had been out on bail when he attacked the teenager. The accused confronted the deceased on the footpath in the park. Price then grabbed the Vukotic and forced her into the with a large kitchen knife. She screamed, and the Price started stabbing her repeatedly. Price told police he had to kill her because he thought she was behaving like ‘Snow …show more content…
Masa Vukotic was stabbed 49 times by Sean Price who was aiming for her "lethal regions". The cause of death was stab injuries to the neck. Sean Price believed it was necessary to stab rich people, to draw attention to the difficulty of prisoners, following what he perceived as "injustices" he had faced while in custody for sex crimes. This was a crime of mens rea and actus reus because he had intentionally killed her and he plead guilty to the crime. The sentence takes his total jail term to 41 years, and means he will be eligible for parole only once he's served 39 years and nine months at the age of …show more content…
The Supreme Court in each jurisdiction is the highest court in that State or Territory. The Supreme court dealt with this case because the case was a murder criminal case. Most Supreme Courts will conduct jury trials for indictable offences, but this is usually only for very serious offences, such as murder, which the Masa Vukotic case was. Supreme Courts will also hear appeals from lower courts. These appeals may be questions of fact or questions of law. Sean Price was given a non-parole period of 38 years by Justice Lex Lasry in the Victorian Supreme