Killed in the line of duty ... Constable William Crews Source: The Daily Telegraph
PROSECUTORS will appeal the seven-year sentence given to Philip Nguyen over the death of trainee detective William "Bill" Crews.
NSW Attorney-General Greg Smith yesterday said he has been informed by the DPP Lloyd Babb SC that they "have decided to appeal against the sentence handed down to Philip Nguyen".
The 57-year-old was sentenced to at least seven years behind bars, but with time already spent in custody he would be eligible for release in September 2017.
He pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Constable Crews, who was killed by a bullet to his neck during a police raid of a Bankstown garage in September 2010.
The gunshot that killed the promising 26-year-old officer came from his colleague's gun, but the court ruled Nguyen had been responsible for the death by beginning a shoot-out with police.
In sentencing him to a maximum of 9 1/2 years in jail, Justice Elizabeth Fullerton said "although he didn't fire the shot which killed him, he caused his death".
Mr Smith and Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione said after Nguyen's sentencing earlier this month they hoped the DPP would appeal.
Constable Crews' father Kel said it did not seem "appropriate". "He has given his life in the line of duty, we have been sentenced to life ... "
The matter will go to the Court of Criminal Appeal.
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