2014-07-31
Convicted murderer who came here after conditional release to be surrendered to UK
Stage: Sentence
Outcome: Mr Balmer, with a last address in Cornwall, England, was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1984 for attacking and killing a woman in her home on the evening of July 28 1983 in Devon, England. Counsel for Mr Balmer, Patrick McGrath SC, previously told the court that his client had served the punitive element of his sentence and his surrender on grounds of public protection meant his client would be subjected to preventative detention.; He remanded Mr Balmer in custody until that date.