Samantha Knight killer Michael Guider to be released from jail
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- Guider’s first police interview reveals bizarre claims
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Convicted killer and paedophile Michael Guider is set to walk free from Long Bay prison in NSW on Thursday following an extraordinary battle by the Attorney-General to keep him in jail.
To a deflated audience of his victims in public gallery of Darlinghurst Supreme Court, Judge Richard Button on Tuesday ruled the serial offender, convicted of killing Sydney schoolgirl Samantha Knight 33 years ago, will be subjected to a strict five-year supervision order beginning September 5.
“I have imposed a five-year supervision order of great stringency,” Justine Button told the court.
Michael Guider could be released on Thursday after a judge rejected an application to keep him behind bars.
Guider was due for release on June 6 after serving 17 years behind bars for the manslaughter of the nine-year-old Bondi schoolgirl.
The NSW government earlier this year launched a bid to keep him locked up for a further 12 months.
SAMANTHA KNIGHT 30 YEARS ON
CHAPTER 1: How inmate helped catch killer Michael Guider
CHAPTER 2: Seven year battle to bring Michael Guider to justice
He will be subjected to 56 conditions of the strict extended supervision order, including wearing an electronic monitoring tag, providing a weekly schedule of movements three days in advance, and he cannot go to cinemas, libraries, museums, schools and pre schools without prior approval from his supervisor.
He is also barred from visiting places providing sexual entertainment and must take prescribed anti libidinal medication.
Outside court Samantha’s mother Tess Knight told of her “anger” at the decision to release him saying: “While there is some consolation he will be subjected to a strict supervision order, this is not about punishments, this is about prevention.
Samantha Knight disappeared from Bondi in 1986.
Tess Knight addresses the media. Picture: AAP“He is still considered sufficiently dangerous, even under supervision.
“The people he abused as young children are now adults and have to live with the thought of him walking around, having the freedom they don’t have, while they have a life sentence.”
Justice Button’s judgment statement read: “while it could not be said definitely that I am completely convinced his attraction (sex attraction to children) has completely disappeared, the defendant has done all that can be done in terms of rehabilitation in a prison setting.
Tess Knight says she’s angry at the decision. Picture: AAP“Three experts highly experienced in psychology and psychiatry all agreed the defendant’s risks can be reasonably managed under a stringent and lengthy system of supervision within the community.
“A further period of incarceration would not serve any rehabilitative purpose,” he said.
“It is a process of assessment of risk with regard to what he may do in the future.”
The Attorney-General Mark Speakman was today seeking urgent legal advice on the prospects of launching an appeal to overturn the end of continuing detention order and keep Guider in jail while an appeal is heard.
NSW Attorney-General Mark Speakman is seeking legal advice.“My heart goes out to Samantha Knight’s family, it’s bad enough to lose a child, let alone not be able to give them a proper burial, “Mr Speakman said
“This offender has shown no remorse, this is a tragic set of circumstances,“ he added.
Guider will live in a halfway house attached to his jail and would be monitored 24/7.
“The extended supervision order is of the most stringent and vigourous in the country, it’s number one priority is to keep the community safe,” Mr Speakman said.
“I would’ve liked to have seen Guider stay in jail an extra year but we lost that fight today.
“Rest assured we will be leaving no stone unturned to keep Guider in jail.”
Mr Speakman earlier this year launched a bid to keep Guider locked up for a further 12 months.
Guider has completed 55 therapeutic maintenance programs in jail.
Samantha vanished from her beachside Bondi unit in 1986.
Samantha Knight was aged 9 when she died.Guider made a mockery of the youngster’s disappearance when first interviewed by police blaming it on UFOs, witches, white slavery or time warps.
He confessed he gave Samantha an overdose of sleeping pills so he could molest her and “take happy snaps,” the court previously heard.
The gardener was already serving a 16-year sentence imposed in 1996 for some 66 crimes against 11 children when he was arrested in 2001.
Mr Speakman sought a five-year extended supervision earlier this year with granted conditions that also state Guider cannot change his name or appearance, he must live at an address between 10pm and 6am and cannot spend the night away from home without approval from his supervision officer.
He must not possess or use illegal drugs or unprescribed medication, or drugs.
He must attend courses for drug rehabilitation and cannot have contact with anyone under 18 or visit camping grounds, schools, playgrounds or pools.
Police search for the body of Samantha Knight.He must make himself available for employment but must not start volunteer work or an educational course without permission.
If he starts a sexual relationship, or joins clubs, he must tell his supervisor.
Guider has never applied for, or entered submissions to the parole board, requesting early release since he was sentenced in August 2002 to a maximum of 17 years in prison for the crime.
Guider’s lawyer Mathew Johnston had earlier argued Guider should be released under a strict extended supervision order given he had engaged in rehabilitation and had the trust of NSW Corrective Services complying with 20 supervised day releases.
Outside court Lisa Giles, whom Guider systematically abused for years, said she felt bitterly let down by the court system.
“Hold your children close,” she said, adding, “He will be released among us this week, it’s not over, we can see the inadequacies of the justice system this week — he will reoffend.”
GUIDER IS A FRIGHTENED MAN.
Convicted serial paedophile Michael Guider is a frightened man
The former gardener at Royal North Shore Hospital has clung onto hope he will be released from Long Bay prison for kidnapping, drugging and molesting schoolgirl Samantha Knight without any supervision order restrictions on June 6 — but secretly fears adjusting to life on the outside.
Michael Guider is a frightened man.Inside the north west corner of the jail where paedophiles are incarcerated the sex offender lives a safe existence working as a visitor sweeper in the canteen and tipping out bins in refuge collection area outside his wing.
“He looks past the barbed wire fence when he empties out the bins and dreams of freedom but has said many a time he fears that what’s beyond the fence incapacitates him, he’s been inside for so long now,” a prison source said.
Guider has completed an archaeological degree while serving his 17-year sentence as well as a degree in palaeontology which he hopes to pursue further with a PhD.
“He wants to become a doctor in the study of human bones but he’s worried about what people will think of him when he gets out,” the source added.
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The woman may be carrying a human being in her body! BUT she doesn't have the right to decide IF that baby should live or die! God created that child NOT the woman. If she chooses to have an abortion (murder) the child then that is wilful premeditated murder. There are other alternatives!.Perhaps you should do a study on the the psychological affects upon a women who have aborted (murdered) children. But you don't seem to like truthful facts and information do you 'My Bob'? You'd rather remain a stubborn individual who doesn't really care about the murder of over 50 million babies since 1973 or the 90 thousand murdered babies in Australia every year.
Monto, can you please prove to me the existence of God and how he / she / it created the child?
I find your and others anthropogenic projection of an all powerful deity as so childish.
The woman has the right to do with her body as she wants and how dare you blanket all women as suffering psychological damage from choosing to have an abortion, I know a couple and they are perfectly healthy functioning Ladies who show or exhibit zero psychological damaging effects as a result of their legal decision.
You just do not get it do you, you fail to see beyond your intrenched view and you have a misogynist view that justifies your position of “knowing” what is best for women and how they will be effected by their “wrong” decisions.
My Bob, First and foremost it's almost impossible ( but not 100%) to even attempt to display the truth of an Almighty Soveriegn God to an atheist as they have their minds made up and stuck in the error and deception of their mindset! It's obvious My Bob your an athiest! Secondly, in quoting a comment I've made its important to Get the comment correct and not to misquote my words. I never stated that ALL women who have abortions (murder) children have psychological damage. I said and I quote: "Perhaps you should do a study in the psychological effects upon a women who have aborted (murdered) children" It appears My Bob, you seem to get a lot of your facts incorrect and another prime example is nowhere in any of my comments did I say or remotely indicate I hated women! as you've indicated by calling me a misogynist! I could label you a Hybristophylia but I won't because I assume you don't get aroused or are pleased with murders even of unborn children. Another area My Bob where you've assumed incorrectly is that my major concern is for the welfare of the child who has no voice in whether he or she lives of dies and I'm not speaking for the women who carry these children. I will say however, that I'm allowed to express my views and concerns over the murder of more than 50 million babies since 1973 and the murder of 90000 babies in Australia every year at the hands of women ( not pedophiles, gangs, serial killers, terrorists). Lastly, in your quest for the proof of the existence of God as I've already said previously attempting to show an Athiest (which is clear you are) by your comments is like trying to tell a blind man the sky is blue but I'll leave you with the following to ponder:Nowhere in the Bible are there arguments seeking to prove God's existence. The fact of His existence is assumed from the first page where we read:
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth (Genesis 1:1).
His existence is assumed throughout the rest of Scripture. Nowhere do we find in Scripture a series of proofs of His existence. The Bible assumes the fact of God's existence and calls upon people to make a venture of faith toward Him.
And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him (Hebrews 11:6).
It is impossible to know God except by faith. Since He is invisible to humanity we can only know Him by means of faith.
His Existence Is Evident To All
Scripture says that God's existence is evident to everyone.
For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. Ever since the creation of the world his eternal power and divine nature, invisible though they are, have been understood and seen through the things he has made. So they are without excuse (Romans 1:19, 20).
If a person denies the existence of God, then there is no reference point for correctly understanding themselves or the world around them.
Only A Fool Denies That God Exists
Not only does the Bible assume that God exists it says only fools deny His existence.
Fools say in their hearts, "There is no God." They are corrupt, they commit abominable acts; there is no one who does good. God looks down from heaven on humankind to see if there are any who are wise, who seek after God. They have all fallen away, they are all alike perverse; there is no one who does good, no, not one (Psalm 53:1-3).
Only a foolish person would deny that God exists. The fact of His existence should be obvious to all. Those who do reject the truth of God end up in idolatry. The Apostle Paul wrote.
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and wickedness of those who by their wickedness suppress the truth . . .for though they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their senseless minds were darkened. Claiming to be wise, they became fools; and they exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling a mortal human being or birds or four-footed animals or reptiles (Romans 1:18,21-23)
There Is No Excuse For Denying His Existence
Those who deny God's existence have no real excuse. Paul wrote to the Romans.
For since the creation of the world his invisible attributes, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse (Romans 1:20).
The Bible Reveals The True God
The Bible is more interested in showing that the God of Scripture is the true God who exists. In the ancient world it seems that everyone believed in some type of god. Atheism was not really an issue. The question, therefore, was, "Which God or gods exist?" This is the issue that the Bible addresses itself more than the mere fact of God's existence. The God of the Bible is contrasted to the false idols that people were worshipping.
Summary
From the first page of the Bible until the last, God's existence is assumed. Nowhere is there a case made out to prove that God exists. The writers of Scripture take it for granted. They state that His existence is obvious to all. Only those who are fools deny that He exists. Those who reject His existence have no real excuse.
MontoEel I am going to give you an education for free.
Firstly I am not an atheist, I am not a blind follower either, I have an intelligent brain that looks and questions, so in saying that let me give you a distinction that I hope you can read and digest and maybe even comprehend.
I am a spiritual person, I am not a religious person ( even though I was confirmed as a Catholic and attended a catholic school.
So here is the distinction I am referring to.
A religious person does not know, but he believes, in other words he has faith. ( Mostly in what his priest or minister tells him or the bible, that he has faith is in fact the word of God not an interesting collection of fictitious stories)
A spiritual person does not know, so he searches.
Oh BTW the correct word you were trying to use is
Hybristophilia.
God exists because the first line of the bible says so and Paul wrote a letter to the Romans to confirm it. Apparently, anyone that disagrees with that profound logic is a fool. The irony is so thick, I can almost taste it...
Some how I just don’t think MontoEel can get his head around that. It’s a circular argument: Prove God exists, “well the bible says so” Ok prove the Bible is the word of God, “ well we believe God spoke through Paul and the other disciples”......
My Bob, you seem to get so much of your information incorrect I'm beginning to wonder if you've left secondary school yet. Firstly, you say your not an Athiest and yet in your previous comment you asked me this question and I quote: "Monto, can you please prove to me the existence of God and how he / she / it created the child" However, your very question depicts the essence and definition of an Athiest! Who is a person who disbelieves in the existence of God! So 'My Bob' you either have no idea what an atheist is or your a liar! If you were not an atheist you wouldn't have asked me to prove the existence of God, plain and simple. Secondly, your definition and distinction between religion and spiritual is also so off the mark it's quite laughable. Religion is the belief and worship of God. Now it's quite obvious that a person cannot worship, love, believe and follow the teachings of the God they believe in anymore than a man or woman cannot but love and know the person they marry. Anyone who worships, loves and follows God is a spiritual person because God is a Spirit and those who worship must worship Him in spirt and in truth. Any Tom, Dick or Harry can be a searched but that doesn't make them spiritual it just makes them searchers! They don't become a spiritual person until they find God through Christ! Being confirmed Catholic or going to a Catholic school means absolutely nothing! 90% of the Catholic teachings are not correct with Holy Scripture and in some instances it's heretical. Lastly, My Bob there are similarities between Hybristophylia and Hybristophila! But I'll leave that for you to decide!
It's really quite simple Anguillidae, that even a child could grasp it! It becomes difficult when the Fallible try and understand the Infallible! Paul's letter to the Romans was written to the Gentiles (not Jews) who were well aware of the Old Testament whereas the Gentiles to whom the Apostle Paul was sent to preach specifically would have had very little knowledge of the Old Testament and therefore Paul's preaching and letter was specifically addressed to them but also to all Christians! As far as Irony goes well, thats maybe how you see it but that's because you have little understanding of scripture.
I will sign off from this thread because there is little point to the discussion. You believe one thing and I believe another. There will never be any middle ground and that's perfectly O.K. As for comparing my mind to that of a child, have a think about this... you're the one blindly following an old fairytale book.
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