NSW body modifier jailed for seven years after woman died following snowflake implant

Judge says Brendan Leigh Russell showed no remorse after a woman died of an infection from procedure he performed

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A body modifier convicted of manslaughter after a silicone snowflake he implanted into a young woman's hands became infected, leading to her death, has been jailed for at least seven years and six months.

New South Wales district court judge Helen Syme on Monday sentenced Brendan Leigh Russell to a maximum 10 years in prison, saying he had shown no remorse, acceptance or taken any responsibility for his crimes.

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