72nd Murderer: Vincent Stanford -  Victim: Stephanie Scott, 26

On 13 Oct 16, Vincent Stanford, born 1990, was sentenced to 15 years in jail for aggravated sexual assault, followed by a life sentence for murder.

 

Leeton woman Stephanie Scott, who was murdered by Vincent Stanford 
Ms Scott, 26, was last seen in April 2015 at her workplace in Leeton High School in western NSW just days before her wedding.

Vincent Stanford arrives in court for his sentencing hearing

Stanford, now 30, will not be released from jail.  He has been behind bars for 3¼ years. Based on the average annual cost of Maximum Security Incarceration in 2020, should Stanford live another 45 years to 75, his jail incarceration of 36½ years will have cost the NSW taxpayer $8.443 million circa ($175,000 p.a. X 48¼ years).

 

 

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