‘The judge did the right thing, the decent thing, the only thing’

AS far as sentences go, it was sound, solid and sensible, even though David Keohane’s family would probably be happier if the court had thrown away the key.

“The injuries sustained by the victim can only be described as horrendous and have had serious consequences for him and his family.”

These were the words spoken by Judge Ronald Soloman in the New South Wales District Court as he sentenced Thomas Isaako, 21, to serve at least 14 years in prison for the attack on David, along with an assault on another man nine days later.