Mosman bomb hoax

Mosman bomb hoax
Date 3 August 2011 (2011-08-03)
Location Mosman, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates 33°50′30″S 151°14′51″E / 33.8417°S 151.2474°E / -33.8417; 151.2474Coordinates: 33°50′30″S 151°14′51″E / 33.8417°S 151.2474°E / -33.8417; 151.2474
Cause Suspected collar bomb
Suspect(s) Paul Douglas Peters
Charges Aggravated break and enter, detaining for advantage
Verdict Guilty
Convictions 13.5 years (minimum 10 years)

The Mosman bomb hoax took place in the Lower North Shore Sydney suburb of Mosman, New South Wales, Australia on 3 August 2011. An apparent collar bomb was placed around the neck of 18-year-old student Madeleine Pulver,[1] by a balaclava-clad home intruder.[2]

Investigation

The dummy device was of such sophistication that it took the Police Rescue & Bomb Disposal Unit almost ten hours to ascertain that it indeed was not an explosive device, and then to dismantle and remove it, in part with the telephoned assistance of a British Army major who was in Australia for training.[3] The incident, which attracted media attention worldwide,[1] was treated as an extortion investigation.[4][5]

Arrest and sentencing

Paul Douglas Peters, a man with no direct links to the victim or her family, was arrested in Kentucky after leaving Australia a few days after the incident. Police are unsure of motive, but are not looking for other suspects.[6] Peters was extradited to Australia on 24 September 2011 and was held without bail by New South Wales Police.[7] On 8 March 2012 he pleaded guilty in Sydney's Central Local Court to aggravated break and enter and detaining for advantage. On 20 November 2012, Peters was sentenced to a jail term of 13 years and 6 months, with a non-parole period of 10 years. In sentencing the judge said although Peters had marital and mental issues, he engaged in a "deliberate act of extortion" and was not in a psychotic state at the time of the offence.[8] Peters appealed his sentence to the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal. On 20 December 2013, the Court unanimously dismissed the appeal.[9]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Madeleine Pulver's Mosman bomb nightmare a hoax: police". SMH.com.au. 2011-08-04. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
  2. ↑ Howden, Saffron; Ralston, Nick; Olding, Rachel (5 August 2011). "Novel signature adds to bomb hoax mystery". brisbanetimes.com.au. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  3. ↑ Carne, Lucy (2011-08-05). "British Army expert talked squad through the dangers". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
  4. ↑ "BBC News - Fake bomb was chained to Madeleine Pulver's neck". BBC.co.uk. 2011-08-04. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
  5. ↑ Morri, Mark (2011-08-04). "Police say bomb terror in Mosman involving teenager Madeleine Pulver was a 'very elaborate hoax'". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
  6. ↑ "Australian police arrest man". mail.com. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
  7. ↑ "Suspect in bomb scare extradited to Australia". CNN.com. 2011-09-24. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
  8. ↑ Wells, Jamelle, staff (20 November 2012). "Extortionist jailed over Sydney collar-bomb hoax". ABC News. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  9. ↑ Bibby, Paul (20 December 2013). "Paul Peters loses appeal against 10-year sentence in Maddie Pulver hoax bomb case". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
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