Why notorious serial killer Reginald Arthurell s identity was kept secret in Sydney nursing home
10 May, 2021 01:32 AM
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By: Erin Lyons
NSW Corrections Minister Anthony Roberts has said he is frustrated by laws that allowed a notorious serial killer to be placed in a Sydney nursing home without anyone being told who she was.
Triple murderer Reginald Arthurell, who bludgeoned fiancee Venet Mulhall to death, was released on parole in November after serving 24 years behind bars.
The 74-year-old came out as transgender while in prison and now goes by Regina Kaye.
Concern over future funding
Robinson and fellow Judge Phil Naumoff publicly expressed concern at the time about what would happen at the end of those two years. We were nervous, Robinson said. The state could have said money s tighter, and we re not going to continue the grant, which is not only helpful but needed.
The fear was Richland County would have to scramble to pay the additional probation officers once the grant ended. They (state officials) also didn t reduce the amount (the county would receive), which could have been an outcome, said Dave Myers, veteran probation officer and supervisor.
When the initiative started, the idea was to remove the Adult Parole Authority from probation services and establish statewide, county-managed probation.