“Mr Dawson is not old by contemporary standards but the reality is that he will not live to reach the end of his non-parole period.”“For Lynette’s family, they have lost a sister, daughter, and mother. So far as Mr Dawson is concerned, he knows he will, in all probability, spend the rest of his life in jail.”Beseeched by Lynette Dawson’s family to reveal the whereabouts of her body, Walsh said Dawson had stated: “I don’t know where she is… I didn’t murder her”.
Dawson has been taken from court back to Silverwater prison, from where he is likely to be moved to another prison in NSW. Walsh said Dawson faced regular intimidation in prison from other inmates - including direct threats of violence such as “we’ll cut your throat” - and had been ironically nicknamed ‘The Teacher’s Pet’, after the name of the podcast which brought the case to widespread public attention.
The court has heard that Dawson, a former rugby league player for the Newtown Jets, was in deteriorating health, showing signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative brain condition often suffered by those who sustain head injuries playing contact sports.
Probably should have stuck his hands up at the time. Would’ve done 12 yrs and lived a life afterwards. Instead, he’s been looking over his shoulder for 40 yrs and will die in gaol. Imagine dealing with that stress all your life…
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