Convicted Child Killer Arthur Freeman Assaulted in Prison
Arthur Freeman, 54, a convicted child killer, was assaulted by another inmate at the Western Plains Correctional Centre, located west of Geelong, Australia. The incident occurred shortly before midday on Wednesday. Corrections Victoria staff responded, and Freeman was transported to a hospital for assessment. No other prisoners or staff were reported injured.
Arthur Freeman, 54, a convicted child killer, was assaulted by another inmate at the Western Plains Correctional Centre.
Incident Details
Arthur Freeman, 54, a convicted child killer, was assaulted by another inmate at the Western Plains Correctional Centre, located west of Geelong, Australia. The incident occurred shortly before midday on Wednesday. Corrections Victoria staff responded, and Freeman was transported to a hospital for assessment. No other prisoners or staff were reported injured.
The Darcey Freeman Case
Freeman was convicted in 2009 for the murder of his four-year-old daughter, Darcey, whom he threw from Melbourne's West Gate Bridge. The crime took place on what would have been Darcey's first day of school.
Evidence presented during his trial indicated that Freeman's visitation rights had recently been reduced, and he reportedly told his ex-wife during a phone call that she would never see their daughter again. Darcey's two brothers were in the car at the time of the incident, and one reportedly pleaded for his father to retrieve his sister.
Justice Phillip Coghlan sentenced Freeman to life imprisonment, noting he used his daughter to inflict profound pain on his former wife and chose a public location for maximum impact.
Sentence and Prison Life
Justice Phillip Coghlan sentenced Freeman to life imprisonment with a minimum non-parole period of 32 years, noting that Freeman used his daughter to inflict profound pain on his former wife and chose a public location for maximum impact.
Freeman is understood to live in relative isolation within the maximum-security prison and was previously involved in an incident in 2011 where he reportedly bit an officer.