Overview

• Mark-Bry Andrew Leedham has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a 28-year non-parole period for the 2019 murder of Michael Purse in Adelaide.
• Michael Purse’s remains have never been found, intensifying the distress of his family and the severity of the case.
• David Young and Edwin Hinrichsen, who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in 2023, had previously received sentences exceeding 11 years.
• Following public backlash, Edwin Hinrichsen has been transferred from the low-security Cadell Training Centre to a medium-security facility after a fresh review.
• Leedham has lodged an appeal against his conviction, extending the legal proceedings in this high-profile case.