2025-10-20
14 years for man who tried to murder ex-girlfriend by stabbing her 50 times
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Having regard to the level of violence used, the fact that O'Brien stabbed his victim with a knife he had been carrying for some time and that the victim suffered life-altering, permanent injuries, she set a headline sentence of 19 years. Outside court, Ms Kelly told media that she had hoped for a heavier sentence but was happy that O'Brien is "not walking away and getting away with anything he's done to me".