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Jonathon Stenberg was sentenced for the murder of Edward or Ned Kelly. Both men lived in the rural town of Broadwater in northern NSW. They were neighbours and had a history of fighting. In June 2012 Stenberg was sawing a tree down on his property and Kelly engaged in a heated exchange about this. At the end of the argument, Stenberg made threatening remarks about Kelly.
On either 17 or 18 June, Stenberg killed Kelly and decapitated his head - which has never been found. Stenberg later took off and was found by police in early July hiding in bushland near Darwin. Kelly pleaded guilty in September 2012. In this sentencing decision, Schmidt J gave a detailed explanation of how he determined the sentence of a minimum of 17 years for the murder and decapitation of Ned Kelly.
The Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 (NSW) applies to Stenberg.
Media reports can be found on ProQuest ANZ Newsstand if you have a State Library card. Type in Stenberg and Ned Kelly. You can then modify the search results by date - on the left side of the screen. Hint: choose 2013, then November. If you want newspaper articles that were published closer to the time of the crime, you can choose 2012 June and July.
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