R v Baziad (No 3) [2026] NSWSC 1038

R v Baziad (No 3) [2026] NSWSC 1038. Boulten J sentenced Gofal Baziad for the 2004 murder of Jason Palmer, committed amid a love triangle. Baziad attacked Palmer with a glass object and knife, concealed and disposed of his body, fled Australia and continued denying responsibility. The key sentencing issues were the facts proved in the circumstantial case, objective seriousness, whether life imprisonment was required, and the effect of the long delay, age and low future risk. Planning was not proved, and the murder was assessed around mid-range seriousness. The Court imposed 24 years’ imprisonment, with an 18-year non-parole period commencing 17 June 2024.