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Former RAAF corporal jailed after re-sentencing for manslaughter of Mhelody Bruno
A former corporal in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has been jailed for at least 12 months after being re-sentenced for the manslaughter of Filipina transgender woman Mhelody Bruno in Wagga Wagga in 2019.
Key points:
- Mhelody Bruno died after Rian Ross Toyer choked her while having sex
- The District Court judge said he made an error in sentencing Toyer 10 days ago
- Toyer was sentenced today to 22 months’ jail, with a non-parole period of 12 months
Rian Ross Toyer, 33, pleaded guilty in the Wagga Wagga District Court to unlawfully killing Ms 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.
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