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| Andrew Lee, who killed Patrick Cronin in one-punch attack, jailed for eight years | Andrew Lee, who killed Patrick Cronin in one-punch attack, jailed for eight years |
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| Parents of Melbourne teenager say manslaughter sentence should have been harsher, and Cronin died looking after his friends and ‘doing what we taught him’ | |
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| Fri 10 Nov 2017 05.00 GMT | |
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| Young Melbourne footballer Patrick Cronin was doing as his parents had taught him when he was hit with a fatal, unprovoked punch – he was looking after his mates. | Young Melbourne footballer Patrick Cronin was doing as his parents had taught him when he was hit with a fatal, unprovoked punch – he was looking after his mates. |
| The man who threw that “coward’s” punch, Andrew Lee, has been jailed for eight years for manslaughter, but the victim’s family thinks he should’ve got more. | The man who threw that “coward’s” punch, Andrew Lee, has been jailed for eight years for manslaughter, but the victim’s family thinks he should’ve got more. |
| Lee, 34, struck the 19-year-old student on the temple during a brawl outside the Windy Mile Hotel at Diamond Creek in April 2016. | Lee, 34, struck the 19-year-old student on the temple during a brawl outside the Windy Mile Hotel at Diamond Creek in April 2016. |
| Earlier that day, Cronin had played his first senior game for the Lower Plenty football club alongside brother Lucas. It was one of their family’s proudest moments. | Earlier that day, Cronin had played his first senior game for the Lower Plenty football club alongside brother Lucas. It was one of their family’s proudest moments. |
| On Friday the supreme court of Victoria overflowed with the victim’s family, friends and teammates as Lee was jailed. | On Friday the supreme court of Victoria overflowed with the victim’s family, friends and teammates as Lee was jailed. |
| Justice Lex Lasry condemned Lee, who is trained in Thai kickboxing, for throwing a punch that night. | Justice Lex Lasry condemned Lee, who is trained in Thai kickboxing, for throwing a punch that night. |
| “There was no need to do so,” Lasry said. “You should’ve remained standing and watching, or preferably followed Patrick Cronin’s example and tried to prevent the fight from continuing. | “There was no need to do so,” Lasry said. “You should’ve remained standing and watching, or preferably followed Patrick Cronin’s example and tried to prevent the fight from continuing. |
| “The one person who suffered the terrible consequences of this action was the person who showed no aggression whatsoever.”Cronin’s family said the sentence brought some closure, but it wasn’t long enough.“It was never going to be enough. We resigned ourselves to that fact a long time ago,” father Matt Cronin said outside court. “Pat had a life so full of promise and it was taken away from him.” | “The one person who suffered the terrible consequences of this action was the person who showed no aggression whatsoever.”Cronin’s family said the sentence brought some closure, but it wasn’t long enough.“It was never going to be enough. We resigned ourselves to that fact a long time ago,” father Matt Cronin said outside court. “Pat had a life so full of promise and it was taken away from him.” |
| Cronin was trying to steer a friend away from the scuffle when he received the blow that fractured his skull. He managed to walk to a friend’s house but his condition quickly deteriorated and he was rushed to the Royal Melbourne hospital.The long-haired teen, who had recently received a scholarship to study physiotherapy, suffered bleeding on the brain and his family turned off life support.His parents said it was tough to know their son was killed doing as they had taught. | Cronin was trying to steer a friend away from the scuffle when he received the blow that fractured his skull. He managed to walk to a friend’s house but his condition quickly deteriorated and he was rushed to the Royal Melbourne hospital.The long-haired teen, who had recently received a scholarship to study physiotherapy, suffered bleeding on the brain and his family turned off life support.His parents said it was tough to know their son was killed doing as they had taught. |
| “Pat ultimately died doing what we taught him to do, which was to look after his mates,” Matt Cronin said. “He had a choice that night ... he chose to help his mate. | “Pat ultimately died doing what we taught him to do, which was to look after his mates,” Matt Cronin said. “He had a choice that night ... he chose to help his mate. |
| “Andrew Lee had exactly the same choice, but instead he chose to throw a coward’s punch.” | “Andrew Lee had exactly the same choice, but instead he chose to throw a coward’s punch.” |
| One of Cronin’s oldest friends, Pat Turnbull, said the death impacted a lot of people. | One of Cronin’s oldest friends, Pat Turnbull, said the death impacted a lot of people. |
| “He was a best friend to me and he was a great guy,” Turnbull said. “He was a friend to everyone. Everyone’s feeling it. It’s a real loss.” | “He was a best friend to me and he was a great guy,” Turnbull said. “He was a friend to everyone. Everyone’s feeling it. It’s a real loss.” |
| Lee, a rigger who is married with a young son, was ordered to serve at least five years in prison before being eligible for parole. | Lee, a rigger who is married with a young son, was ordered to serve at least five years in prison before being eligible for parole. |
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