Judge Faces ‘Inadequate’ Laws in Stabbing Sentence

The victim lived in Coorparoo but slept in the particular city centre doorway as he believed people were out to kill him at night.

A protester is detained and questioned by members of Victoria Police on the 'Tan' running track in Melbourne, Australia, on Oct. 2, 2021. Darrian Traynor/Getty Images

A judge has said his hands are tied by inadequate legislation in sentencing the perpetrator of a “cruel and bloodthirsty action” who should be thought of as a threat to the community indefinitely.

Anthony Daniel Rajek was convicted of attempted murder over the stabbing of a 52-year-old man who was sleeping in the doorway of a city business.