Attwater and Maris Sentencing in Coffs Harbour

UPDATE:

Sentencing for two men found guilty of their roles in the death of Lynette Daley have been adjourned until December.

Supreme Court Justice Elizabeth Fullerton heard submissions yesterday in Coffs Harbour, after a jury took just 32 minutes to return a guilty verdict in August.

The family of Ms Daley addressed media outside Coffs Harbour Court yesterday, with calls for the Director of Public Prosecutions, Lloyd Babb, to resign or be sacked.

Ms Daley’s step father Gordon Davis questioned Mr Babb’s decision not to prosecute initially, when a jury returned a guilty verdict so quickly.

He said, “I feel the DPP is solely ­responsible for the trauma to my family”.

Charges had been dropped by Lloyd Babb, with his office again refusing to charge the men, despite a recommendation by State Coroner Michael Barnes in 2014.

The Daily Telegraph reports that Maris’ barrister Eug­ene Wasilenia said the judge had to take into account the delay in prosecuting, which had left his client in “suspense”.

While Justice Fullerton said the charges were dropped and not pursued “for reasons I do not know or understand”.

Sentencing for the two men has been adjourned to December 8 with both men to remain in custody.

EARLIER:

Sentencing for two men found guilty for their roles in the death of Lynette Daley at Iluka is underway in Coffs Harbour.

Justice Fullerton will hear submissions on the sentence of Paul Maris and Adrian Attwater in the NSW Supreme Court in Coffs Harbour today.

In September, it took a jury just 32 minutes to find both men guilty of their charges.

Adrian Richard Attwater was found guilty of manslaughter and aggravated sexual assault, while accomplice Paul Eric Maris was found guilty of aggravated sexual assault.

Both men pleaded not guilty to the charges initially. Maris and Attwater have been behind bars since the guilty verdict in September.

The case related to the death on Australia Day 2011 of Lynette Daley at Iluka's Ten Mile Beach.

More to come...