Overview

• NSW Supreme Court sentenced Huber, 69, to 12 years’ imprisonment with a nine-year non-parole period, making him eligible for release in October 2032.
• Justice Stephen Rothman said Huber inflicted serious injuries in a sustained attack and showed limited acceptance of responsibility or genuine remorse.
• Lindy Lucena, 64, was found behind a Salvation Army centre in Ballina after the couple, displaced by the 2022 floods, had been sleeping rough there.
• The triple-0 response is under scrutiny after a 55-minute delay and officers remaining in their car, with the LECC investigating and a coroner’s inquest flagged by the police minister.
• In a victim impact statement, Lucena’s daughter described years of coercive control, criticized police and bail practices, and called for accountability.