 On 16 July 2001, Peter James Knight, described as an "obsessive anti-abortionist" who lived alone in a makeshift camp in rural New South Wales, attacked the East Melbourne Family Planning clinic, a privately run clinic providing abortions, carrying a rifle, and large quantities of kerosene and lighters.He shot and killed a security guard at the clinic before his capture and arrest.He was charged and convicted of murder, and was sentenced to life imprisonment with a non-parole period of 23 years.