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A Bangladeshi student who stabbed her homestay host was given such a long sentence because she was the first person convicted of terrorism in the name of jihad.
Momena Shoma admitted to engaging in terrorism when she plunged a knife three centimetres into Roger Singaravelu's neck while he slept alongside his five-year-old daughter inside his Mill Park home in Melbourne on February 9, 2018.
© Provided by Associated Newspapers Limited Momena Shoma, 24, who refused to stand for the Melbourne judge, fronted court in a burqa showing just her eyes
The diminutive 24-year-old had only arrived in Australia eight days prior, and later told officers she travelled to the country with ambitions of attacking somebody in the name of ISIS.
Justice Lesley Ann Taylor on Wednesday sentenced Shoma to 42 years' jail with a non-parole period of 31 years and six months, calling the crime 'despicable' and 'cowardly'.
While the sentence appeared lengthy to some for a crime not occasioning death, Dr Nigel Stobbs from the Faculty of Law at Queensland University of Technology said the sentence reflects the unique nature of her crime and the charges against her.
He told news.com.au that 'even for something like murder' the sentence would be considered extreme had she not been convicted of engaging in a terror act in the name of violent jihad.
As the first person in Australia to be convicted for the crime, Shoma was made an example in an attempt to deter others.
'The maximum penalty for carrying out a terrorist act - it's life. In Victoria, that means the duration of a person's natural life. Theoretically the court could've put her away until she dies. It's very rare that someone is locked up forever.'
He also said the judge considered Shoma's intentions, which were focused around disrupting the community and instilling fear.
'The offender, or the terrorist, is trying to weaken the fabric of society itself. So even though the immediate victim is one person, it's aimed at society and not treated like a typical personal offence.'
'This Australian family, generous enough to open their home to a stranger, now suffers physically, emotionally and financially,' she said.
© Provided by Associated Newspapers Limited Shoma plunged a knife into her homestay host Roger Singaravelu's (pictured left) neck while he dozed beside his five-year-old daughter
Justice Taylor described Shoma as 'an undistinguished criminal' and told her the attack 'does not make you a martyr. They do not make you a beacon of Islam.
'They do not give you green wings to ascend to Jannah (Islamic heaven).'
The young woman was enrolled in a masters of linguistics at La Trobe University but had been looking to attack someone since arriving in Australia.
She told police she had practiced the attack by stabbing a mattress while staying with a different family but chose to attack Mr Singaravelu because he was vulnerable.
Her victim has previously told the Supreme Court he had been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder since the attack, took a cocktail of medication and used alcohol to try and forget what happened to him.
© Provided by Associated Newspapers Limited Bangladeshi national Shoma was one student to take advantage of Mr Singaravelu's generosity, staying with the nurse at his home (pictured) in Mill Park, northeast Melbourne 'I relive the attack, the look on her face and the blood splattered on the wall,' Mr Singaravelu said in a statement.
The man's daughter also suffered from PTSD, flashbacks and nightmares.
Shoma, dressed in a black Niqab showing only her eyes, did not stand for the judge.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/aust...is-inspired-attack/ar-AACv58O?ocid=spartandhp
Can't trust Muslims as far as you can throw them.
Momena Shoma admitted to engaging in terrorism when she plunged a knife three centimetres into Roger Singaravelu's neck while he slept alongside his five-year-old daughter inside his Mill Park home in Melbourne on February 9, 2018.
© Provided by Associated Newspapers Limited Momena Shoma, 24, who refused to stand for the Melbourne judge, fronted court in a burqa showing just her eyes
The diminutive 24-year-old had only arrived in Australia eight days prior, and later told officers she travelled to the country with ambitions of attacking somebody in the name of ISIS.
Justice Lesley Ann Taylor on Wednesday sentenced Shoma to 42 years' jail with a non-parole period of 31 years and six months, calling the crime 'despicable' and 'cowardly'.
While the sentence appeared lengthy to some for a crime not occasioning death, Dr Nigel Stobbs from the Faculty of Law at Queensland University of Technology said the sentence reflects the unique nature of her crime and the charges against her.
He told news.com.au that 'even for something like murder' the sentence would be considered extreme had she not been convicted of engaging in a terror act in the name of violent jihad.
As the first person in Australia to be convicted for the crime, Shoma was made an example in an attempt to deter others.
'The maximum penalty for carrying out a terrorist act - it's life. In Victoria, that means the duration of a person's natural life. Theoretically the court could've put her away until she dies. It's very rare that someone is locked up forever.'
He also said the judge considered Shoma's intentions, which were focused around disrupting the community and instilling fear.
'The offender, or the terrorist, is trying to weaken the fabric of society itself. So even though the immediate victim is one person, it's aimed at society and not treated like a typical personal offence.'
'This Australian family, generous enough to open their home to a stranger, now suffers physically, emotionally and financially,' she said.
© Provided by Associated Newspapers Limited Shoma plunged a knife into her homestay host Roger Singaravelu's (pictured left) neck while he dozed beside his five-year-old daughter
Justice Taylor described Shoma as 'an undistinguished criminal' and told her the attack 'does not make you a martyr. They do not make you a beacon of Islam.
'They do not give you green wings to ascend to Jannah (Islamic heaven).'
The young woman was enrolled in a masters of linguistics at La Trobe University but had been looking to attack someone since arriving in Australia.
She told police she had practiced the attack by stabbing a mattress while staying with a different family but chose to attack Mr Singaravelu because he was vulnerable.
Her victim has previously told the Supreme Court he had been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder since the attack, took a cocktail of medication and used alcohol to try and forget what happened to him.
© Provided by Associated Newspapers Limited Bangladeshi national Shoma was one student to take advantage of Mr Singaravelu's generosity, staying with the nurse at his home (pictured) in Mill Park, northeast Melbourne 'I relive the attack, the look on her face and the blood splattered on the wall,' Mr Singaravelu said in a statement.
The man's daughter also suffered from PTSD, flashbacks and nightmares.
Shoma, dressed in a black Niqab showing only her eyes, did not stand for the judge.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/aust...is-inspired-attack/ar-AACv58O?ocid=spartandhp
Can't trust Muslims as far as you can throw them.
