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Ciara Glennon s killer told he will likely die in prison as sentence handed down in Perth court
Bradley Edwards was sentenced at the Australian Supreme Court today. By Michael Ramsey/AAP Wednesday 23 Dec 2020, 9:52 AM Dec 23rd 2020, 9:52 AM 43,673 Views 12 Comments
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CLAREMONT KILLER BRADLEY Robert Edwards will likely die behind bars after a West Australian (WA) judge sentenced him to life imprisonment with a non-parole period of 40 years.
Edwards, who terrorised Perth’s suburbs for almost a decade, showed no emotion in the Supreme Court of WA today after receiving his sentence, which was greeted with applause in the public gallery including family members of his victims.
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Claremont killer Bradley Robert Edwards has been sentenced to life in prison with a non-parole period of 40 years.
Edwards, who terrorised Perth s suburbs for almost a decade, showed no emotion in the Supreme Court of WA on Wednesday after receiving his sentence, which was greeted with applause in the public gallery, including from family members of his victims.
He was convicted in September of abducting and killing Jane Rimmer, 23, and Ciara Glennon, 27, in 1996 and 1997.
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Edwards, 52, was found not guilty of the 1996 murder of 18-year-old secretary Sarah Spiers.
All three women disappeared after a night out with friends in affluent Claremont. The bodies of childcare worker Ms Rimmer and solicitor Ms Glennon were discovered in bushland weeks after they were killed but Ms Spiers body has never been found.