Sex workers ‘devastated’ by ‘lenient’ sentence for student who killed two women in 24 hours in Melbourne
by Australian Associated Press from World news | The Guardian on (#6S1GY)
Xiaozheng Lin could be eligible for parole in seven years after striking deal to plead guilty to manslaughter of Yuqi Luo and Hyun Sook Jeon in 2022
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A nine-year prison term for a man who killed two migrant sex workers within 24 hours shows that the justice system values their lives less than others, advocates say.
Chinese student Xiaozheng Lin, 24, could walk from jail in seven years with time already served after he pleaded guilty to two manslaughter charges.
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