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Shearer sentenced after fracturing seasonal worker's face in handbag row

Justice Robert Pearce said one punch was justified to recover a handbag, but additional blows were unlawful and left the victim with facial fractures.

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Daniel Double avoids jail after assaulting a seasonal worker in Launceston over a handbag. Read the Supreme Court sentencing findings and details here.

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Shearer sentenced after fracturing seasonal worker's face in handbag row

Daniel Double avoids jail after assaulting a seasonal worker in Launceston over a handbag. Read the Supreme Court sentencing findings and details here.

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The Examiner broke the news in Launceston, Australia on Monday, October 5, 2026.
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