An Adelaide man who killed his wheelchair-user spouse by pushing her right into a pond has had his second attraction towards a life sentence rejected in court docket.
His son Grant Dansie mentioned he looks like “justice has lastly been served after so a few years” with an appeals court docket immediately rejecting his father’s second bid for freedom.
Peter Dansie has at all times claimed that he by accident pushed the wheelchair into the pond and jumped in to attempt to save his spouse.
In a listening to that lasted lower than 30 seconds, the court docket dominated that has at all times been a lie.
Grant Dansie instructed 9News he was “actually, actually blissful to get it over and completed with”.
His mom, Helen drowned within the shallow parklands pond after she was pushed in.
“We noticed from the primary court docket case he refused to testify, wasn’t prepared to have interaction in any respect and say what occurred,” Grant Dansie mentioned outdoors court docket.
“There was no story as to how mum entered the water at the moment, or what occurred afterwards”.
Peter Dansie was believed to have had private and monetary motives to kill his spouse.
On the time of his spouse’s loss of life, Dansie had a suitcase packed and it was believed he meant to fly to China to pursue a relationship with a girl he met on-line.
He had additionally instantly claimed his spouse’s insurance coverage cash.
Their son Grant mentioned the final seven years had taken each an emotional and monetary toll.
“Emotionally it is at all times there, it is at all times behind you,” he mentioned.
“Financially, we have to return backwards and forwards to Australia.”
The court docket’s determination immediately means Dansie will serve all of his minimal 25 years and can possible die in jail.
:contrast(4)/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Fa6b025ec-1556-4c88-9f43-aa0e73fd803a "Road House 2024: Daniela Melchior praises diversity in remake of 1980s cult classic")
