Overview

• Austin received a 13-year prison sentence for manslaughter, backdated to March 13, 2023, with parole eligibility after eight years.
• Justice Michael Brett labeled Austin’s conduct as 'callous and cold-blooded', condemning his deliberate delay in seeking help and his lies to emergency services.
• Prosecutor Heather Denton detailed a pattern of violent and controlling behavior in the couple’s on-again, off-again relationship, including repeated attempts to scare Purton by driving at her.
• Purton struggled to escape Austin’s Campania property due to poor phone reception that prevented her from calling for a taxi or contacting emergency services.
• Nine of Purton’s family members, among them her four children, described her death as senseless in victim impact statements that highlighted their ongoing grief.