Australia: his revenge on society

In one of Australia’s most notorious mass murders, Julian Knight shot dead seven people and wounded 19 others in Hoddle Street, Melbourne in 1987. Knight was committed to prison where he developed into an inveterate filer of legal complaints which “have cost the Justice Department about [A]$250,000 in staff time and external legal expenses in […]

In one of Australia’s most notorious mass murders, Julian Knight shot dead seven people and wounded 19 others in Hoddle Street, Melbourne in 1987. Knight was committed to prison where he developed into an inveterate filer of legal complaints which “have cost the Justice Department about [A]$250,000 in staff time and external legal expenses in the past two years alone”, having pursued over that period 28 appeals as well as numerous freedom of information requests. (Ian Munro, “Hoddle Street mass killer faces court curb”, Melbourne Age, Nov. 10).

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