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Woman who blackmailed couple over photos of dying child appeals against jail sentence
A woman who blackmailed a grieving couple over a lost phone containing photos of their dying daughter is appealing against her jail term, saying the sentencing judge was “overwhelmed” by the crime.
Key points:
- Siti Kamal is appealing against her three-and-a-half year jail sentence
- She tried to extort money for a lost phone from the parents of a dying child
- Her legal team says the judge made a mistake by saying the crime was “amoral”
Siti Kamal, 26, from Malaysia, has been in protective custody since she was arrested for seeking money from Jay and Deanne Windross while their 11-month-old daughter, Amiyah, was dying in Melbourne’s Monash Children’s Hospital in 2019.
Days earlier, Ms Windross had left her phone in a bathroom at the Chadstone…
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