Overview

• Rohan Dennis was sentenced to one year, four months, and 28 days in jail, suspended for two years, with a five-year driving ban, after pleading guilty to an aggravated act likely to cause harm.
• Melissa Hoskins, a fellow Olympian, died in December 2023 after being struck by Dennis’s vehicle during a domestic dispute outside their Adelaide home.
• The court heard that Hoskins climbed onto the car bonnet and later fell under the vehicle as Dennis drove away, though he was not held criminally responsible for her death.
• Prosecutors and the defense agreed on a suspended sentence, citing Dennis’s guilty plea, remorse, and role as sole caregiver for the couple’s two young children.
• Hoskins’s family expressed grief and frustration in victim impact statements, highlighting the loss’s impact on her children and the absence of an apology from Dennis.