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One-Punch Perpetrator Shaun McNeil To Serve 10 Years In Prison For Death Of Daniel Christie

Man Jailed For 10 Years Over One-Punch Death
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A man who threw a fatal punch been sentenced to a maximum of 10 years in prison for the manslaughter of teenager Daniel Christie.

Shaun McNeil, 27, punched 18 year old Christie in Sydney's Kings Cross causing him to hit his head on the pavement on New Year's Eve 2013.

McNeill as arrested hours after the attack and Christie died 11 days later in hospital.

During sentencing, Justice Robert Shallcross Hulme said McNeil was not remorseful over Christie's death.

McNeil will serve a minimum of seven years and six months and a maximum of 10 years.

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