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Tasmanian man John Saether sentenced after holding up pharmacy and threatening police with knife
The family of a man who held up a pharmacy in Hobart and was dramatically arrested by police say the incident could have been avoided if he had received mental health support earlier.
Key points:
- John Saether has been sentenced to two years’ jail after pleading guilty to holding up a Hobart pharmacy in April 2020
- He was arrested after a dramatic standoff with police that was recorded by a bystander and shared online
- Saether’s family says the incident could have been avoided if he received mental health support earlier
In April last year John Saether threatened a pharmacist and demanded drugs in Rosetta, north of Hobart, before wielding a knife at police officers.
He was sentenced in the Hobart Supreme Court to two years’ jail over several…
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