NSW: Killers of "little old lady" on south coast lose appeal

AAP General News (Australia)
04-26-2007
NSW: Killers of "little old lady" on south coast lose appeal

Two of three men who tied up an elderly lady and robbed her .. leaving her to die alone
in her NSW south coast home .. have failed in their appeals against their manslaughter
convictions and 18-year jail terms.

JOY ALCHIN's body was found in January 2001 .. 12 days after the men ransacked the
71-year-old's house at Greenwell Point .. and took 23-thousand-300 dollars in cash.

The Court of Criminal Appeal has found 33-year-old PETER DAVID TABER and 44-year-old
IAN CRAIG STYMAN showed a complete lack of remorse for the cruelty inflicted on their
victim.

The two men .. along with STYMAN's nephew SHANNON STYMAN .. slipped into Ms ALCHIN's
house early on January 7 2001 .. tying her up and gagging her before making off with the
cash.

Soon afterwards IAN STYMAN made a triple-0 call from a public phone .. telling police
men with guns had gone into the house .. but the call was regarded as a hoax.

TABER and IAN STYMAN have previously successfully appealed murder convicitons and life
sentences for Ms ALCHIN's death.

Today an attempt to have their 18-year sentences for manslaughter reduced was dismissed.

The court's found if not for the phone call .. the crime would have been in the worst
category of manslaughter.

Both men must serve at least 13 and a half years behind bars .. before becoming eligible
for parole in 2015.

SHANNON STYMAN was also convicted of Ms ALCHIN's manslaughter .. and is serving a 14-year
jail term.

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