Mosman bomb hoax
| Date | 3 August 2011 |
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| Location | Mosman, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Cause | Suspected collar bomb |
| Suspect(s) | Paul Douglas Peters |
| Charges | Aggravated break and enter, detaining for advantage |
| Verdict | Guilty |
| Convictions | 13.5 years (minimum 10 years) |
The Mosman bomb hoax took place in the Lower North Shore Sydney suburb of Mosman, New South Wales, Australia on 3 August 2011. An apparent collar bomb was placed around the neck of 18-year-old student Madeleine Pulver,[1] by a balaclava-clad home intruder.[2]
Investigation
The dummy device was of such sophistication that it took the Police Rescue & Bomb Disposal Unit almost ten hours to ascertain that it indeed was not an explosive device, and then to dismantle and remove it, in part with the telephoned assistance of a British Army major who was in Australia for training.[3] The incident, which attracted media attention worldwide,[1] was treated as an extortion investigation.[4][5]
Arrest and sentencing
Paul Douglas Peters, a man with no direct links to the victim or her family, was arrested in Kentucky after leaving Australia a few days after the incident. Police are unsure of motive, but are not looking for other suspects.[6] Peters was extradited to Australia on 24 September 2011 and was held without bail by New South Wales Police.[7] On 8 March 2012 he pleaded guilty in Sydney's Central Local Court to aggravated break and enter and detaining for advantage. On 20 November 2012, Peters was sentenced to a jail term of 13 years and 6 months, with a non-parole period of 10 years. In sentencing the judge said although Peters had marital and mental issues, he engaged in a "deliberate act of extortion" and was not in a psychotic state at the time of the offence.[8] Peters appealed his sentence to the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal. On 20 December 2013, the Court unanimously dismissed the appeal.[9]
See also
References
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