A man who dismembered his companion following a ‘execution-style’ murder and disposed of his remains in various wheelie bins is denied a reduction in his lengthy sentence.
Jack Harrison Tuesday, Vincent Sadler lost his appeal of his punishment.
He killed Jake Anderson-Brettner in ‘cold blood’ in 2018, dismembering his body
The court heard that body pieces were dumped in a woodland and stashed in wheelie bins, and that Sadler used plastic to conceal a room before butchering his friend in the residence.
For the murder, a saw, bleach, disposable gloves, and safety glasses were purchased.
Utilizing vinegar, cayenne pepper, and chili powder, the odor was concealed.
A young Tasmanian man who allegedly murdered his friend over a drug argument and disposed of his body in suburban wheelie bins has been denied a reduction in his prison sentence.
Jack Harrison In August of 2018, at the age of 26, Vincent Sadler lined a room in his Launceston house with plastic and shot Jake Anderson-Brettner three times with a pistol.
Sadler dismembered the body with an axe, depositing the torso in a woodland near a highway and the other parts in bins for collection the next day.
Sadler (shown on the left with his ex-girlfriend Gemma Clark) used an axe to dismember the body, dumping the torso in a woodland near a motorway and other parts in bins scheduled for collection the next day.
Justice Pearce opined that it was ‘very probable’ that a dispute between the parties sprang from their mutual involvement with illegal substances (pictured, murder victim Jake Anderson-Brettner).
The highway close to the forest where the torso of Mr. Anderson-Brettner was discarded (pictured)
Tuesday, Tasmania’s Court of Criminal Appeal rejected Sadler’s appeal against the length of his sentence and non-parole period, with a three-judge panel ruling that it was not obviously disproportionate (pictured, Sadler with his girlfriend Gemma Clark at the time)
After a lengthy trial, Sadler was found guilty in 2021 and sentenced to 32 years in prison with a non-parole period of 20 years.
Justice Robert Pearce characterized the murder as ‘cold-blooded’ and ‘execution-style,’ noting that Mr. Anderson-Brettner was shot despite his pleadings for compassion when he realized his fate.
Tuesday, Tasmania’s Court of Criminal Appeal rejected Sadler’s appeal against the length of his sentence and non-parole period, with a three-judge panel ruling that it was not obviously disproportionate.
A buddy bought Sadler bleach, firelighters, disposable gloves, disposable overalls, safety glasses, a saw, cling wrap, and reusable bags the day before the murder.
They also purchased vinegar, cayenne pepper, and chili powder to mask the smell of the body parts.
Since 2014, Sadler had been producing and distributing significant quantities of MDMA. Initially, Sadler lied to authorities about Mr. Anderson-presence Brettner’s at his residence.
After the murder, the house was disinfected with bleach and carpet and curtain remnants were burned in a wood burner.
(This was) a homicide in the most heinous category. Justice Pearce stated in his remarks that Mr. Anderson-Brettner was not only intentionally murdered in a cold-blooded and callous manner, but his body was also exposed to terrible indignities.
Justice Pearce opined that it was ‘very probable’ that the dispute between the parties stemmed from their mutual involvement with illegal narcotics.
Sadler, who had been making and distributing huge quantities of MDMA since 2014, originally lied to police about the presence of Mr. Anderson-Brettner at his residence (pictured, the convicted killer with his former girlfriend)
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