A knife killer who stabbed his ex-girlfriend to death on the streets of an Ayrshire village has been refused parole for another year.
18.02.2022 - 06:39 / starobserver.com.au
A serial killer, dubbed by the media as ‘The Mutilator’ for murdering and dismembering the bodies of two of his boyfriends in Sydney, is due to be released in September 2022 after his 21-year prison term expires. The NSW police, however, want 53-year-old Damien Anthony Peters’ detention to be continued over fears that he could reoffend. Trigger Warning: This story has details of a gruesome double murder, which might be distressing to some readers. For 24 hour crisis support and suicide prevention call Lifeline on 13 11 14. For Australia-wide LGBTQI peer support call QLife on 1800 184 527 or webchat.Justice Julia Lonergan of the NSW Supreme Court heard an application for Peters’ interim continuing detention last week.
According to The Daily Mail, Peters’ lawyer Matt Johnson argued that he should be “released into the community on an Extended Supervision Order with more than 50 conditions”.Around January or February 2001, Peters had stabbed his boyfriend of four years Akai in the neck before cutting up his body. He then flushed the organs and teeth down the toilet, dismembered the body and torso and disposed of the remains in council bins. Police started investigating the case after neighbours reported that they had not seen Akai, who lived in a housing block in Northcott in Surry Hills, Sydney, for months.
The police found that Peters had been collecting Akai’s disability pension. Peters admitted to withdrawing the money, but claimed Akai, who was taking a break, had given him the card. Police charged Peters with obtaining money by deception.
On his release, Peters started living with Frost. Peters was jailed for 21 years in 2002 and was released on parole in 2016. In 2019, police launched a manhunt after Peters removed
.A knife killer who stabbed his ex-girlfriend to death on the streets of an Ayrshire village has been refused parole for another year.
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Months before the 21-year-prison term of Sydney serial killer dubbed ‘The Mutilator’ is due to expire, the NSW Supreme Court has ordered Damien Anthony Peters to undergo a mandatory psychiatric and psychological examination. Peters was held guilty of murdering and dismembering the bodies of two of his ex boy friends. Trigger Warning: This story has details of a violent murder, which might be distressing to some readers. For 24 hour crisis support and suicide prevention call Lifeline on 13 11 14. For Australia-wide LGBTQI peer support call QLife on 1800 184 527 or webchat.The judge agreed to the state’s request to subject Peters to an interim detention order of 28 days and committed him to a correctional home for that period. “Safety and protection of the community is the paramount consideration (under the law),” said the judge. The court said that it was “satisfied that the risk (Peters) presents of committing a serious violent offence is unacceptable in that the seriousness of the potential harm is high given his proven capacity for extreme violence”.The state had applied for a continuing detention order of one year for Peters, whose 21-year-prison term expires in September 2022, followed by a five year extended supervision order. Peters had stabbed his boyfriend of four years Akai in the neck before cutting up his body at their apartment in Northcott in Surry Hills, Sydney around January or February 2001.
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