83yo jailed for attacking housemates after they said they wanted to move out

An 83-year-old Zeehan man who attacked his two housemates with a hatchet after they told him they wanted to move out has been sentenced to three and a half years in jail.The three had been friends for over a decade and shared a loved of boatsRichard Andrew Burke appeared in the Launceston Supreme Court and admitted to attacking his housemates while they were sleeping in their bedroom at 4am on June 19, 2021.

The court heard Burke lived with 80-year-old Wendy Geddes and her daughter, 65-year-old Tracey Geddes. "You went into their room, armed with a hatchet, while they were both asleep and struck Wendy in the head," Supreme Court Justice Robert Pearce said in his sentencing submissions."Wendy wrestled with you and disarmed you … they then took their car keys and fled, and called the police."The court heard the three had been friends for over a decade and shared a loved of boats.

Burke pleaded guilty to committing an unlawful act intended to cause bodily harm by striking Wendy Geddes in the head, face and arms, causing deep lacerations. He also pleaded guilty to intentionally causing bodily harm to Tracey Geddes by striking her to the head and left arm with the same axe.Justice Pearce also said Burke and his mother were prisoners of war in World War II.Set the ABC News website or the app to "from either the homepage or the settings menu in the app to continue getting the same national news but with a sprinkle of more relevant state stories.

mattcdef2000 His new housemates also want to move out, presumably.

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