AAP General News (Australia)
04-24-2007
NSW: Man jailed for 18 years for strangling murder of student
A Sydney man has been jailed for at least 18 years for the strangling murder of a university
student .. whose body was dumped in the boot of her car.
30-year-old TRUNG SON HUYNH was found guilty of murdering 22-year-old VAY LINH PHUN
in the NSW Supreme Court last May.
Ms PHUN .. a student at Sydney's University of Technology in Ultimo .. disappeared
in August 2003.
Her body was found four days later in the boot of her car .. at Petersham in Sydney inner-west.
HUYNH pleaded guilty to demanding a 70 thousand dollar ransom from Ms PHUN'S family
.. but denied strangling her.
The NSW Supreme Court was told that HUYNH had tried to implicate several other people
in the murder .. but there was no evidence to support those claims.
Judge TERENCE BUDDIN today sentenced HUYNH to a maximum 24 years' jail .. with a non-parole
period of 18 years.
He's been in custody since August 2003 .. and will be eligible for release in August 2021.
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KEYWORD: HUYNH (SYDNEY)
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