A court heard that the sex worker Madeline Joan Lewinwho was found guilty of killing a Brisbane businessman during a bondage session in a Cairns hotel had displayed no remorse or care for her client.
After a Supreme Court jury took less than an hour to convict Madeline Joan Lewin guilty of the death of Anthony Brady on August 12, 2020, she was given a sentence of six and a half years in prison.
Lewin, 34, who elected to represent herself throughout the trial and entered a not guilty plea, did not call any witnesses, engage in any cross-examination, or make any opening or closing arguments.
Lewin listened in silence as Justice James Henry announced the sentence while wearing a dark trouser suit and a nice bun on her hair.
“Only you know for sure what occurred in that hotel room in that interim period of time,” Justice Henry said.
Graphic images of Mr. Brady’s body as it was discovered — face down, with his arms and legs bound to the bed, wearing a hood, a rope around his neck, and a gag in his mouth — were exhibited to the court during the trial in Cairns.
“Breathing through his nose and mouth would have been hindered,” Justice Henry said.
Regardless of one of the three causes of death put forth by the forensic pathologist was true, according to him, Lewin had to have noticed Mr. Brady’s corpse starting to become immobilised at some time.
“Yet the scene shows that you did nothing to release or ease the constraints upon him,” Justice Henry said.
According to him, Mr. Brady had to have shown some signals of concern at some point, and it was clear that Lewin had “self-indulgently continued on in contempt of his safety.”
It was determined that Lewin had neglected to protect Mr. Brady’s wellbeing throughout the consented bondage activities.
