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Former RAAF corporal escapes jail after manslaughter of Mhelody Bruno
A former corporal in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has escaped jail time after being convicted for the manslaughter of a Filipina transgender woman in Wagga Wagga in 2019.
Key points:
- Rian Ross Toyer was sentenced in the Wagga Wagga District Court for the 2019 killing of Mhelody Bruno
- Ms Bruno died after Toyer choked her while the pair were having sex
- Toyer will serve a 22-month Intensive Correction Order and do 500 hours of community service
Rian Ross Toyer, 33, pleaded guilty in the Wagga Wagga District Court to unlawfully killing Mhelody Bruno, 25, on or about September 21, 2019 after engaging in an act of erotic asphyxia.
Toyer and Ms Bruno had been in a relationship for about three weeks before Ms Bruno’s death.
The pair had met…
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