The attack was described as a 'deplorable display of macho behaviour' fuelled by alcohol.
A WA Supreme Court judge has labelled the fatal beating of a Pilbara man a "deplorable display of macho behaviour" while jailing the two men responsible.William Snowdon and Benjamin-O-Ngapuna Mokotupu have been handed prison sentences after being found guilty of the manslaughter of Anthony Musulin last year
During their sentencing in the WA Supreme Court last week, Justice Bruno Fiannaca said the pair decided to fight Mr Musulin together, but Snowdon's blow caused the injuries. "It escalated because both of you, fuelled by alcohol, responded with violence in a deplorable display of macho behaviour."Mr Musulin was not known to Snowdon and Mokotupu before the incident, with both offenders and the victim "heavily intoxicated" at the time, according to Justice Fiannaca.
Snowdon and Mokotupu then left the area and walked to a nearby service station, were Mr Musulin and his friends later walked to try to order a taxi home.
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