Matthew Allen James Dennis sentenced to lengthy jail term for murder of Jakeel Jackson
Matthew Allen James Dennis, the man found guilty of murdering Jakeel Jackson in a Brisbane Street unit in March of last year, will not be released from prison before April 16, 2028.
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Acting Justice Graham Barr yesterday sentenced 21-year-old Dennis to a term of 26 years and 8 months in jail, with a non-parole period of 20 years.
The sentence is backdated to April 17, 2008, the date on which Dennis was charged with the 23-month-old toddler's murder.
For more on the sentence, read tomorrow's Daily Liberal.
