article_snippet: the victim sat down and wept after Justice Clifton Hoeben sentenced the victim to two years' imprisonment.
article_snippet: In handing down Jessica Silva sentence, Justice Clifton Hoeben said Justice Clifton Hoeben accepted Jessica Silva's comments that Mr Polkinghorne had been 'very abusive'. '
article_snippet: The factual circumstances are most unusual with the steady build up of fear on the part of the offender arising from the escalating threats of violence emanating from the deceased. '
article_snippet: The offending was committed under extreme circumstances in the agony of the moment.'
article_snippet: Mr Polkinghorne, the NSW Supreme Court in Sydney heard, had become increasingly aggressive due to Mr Polkinghorne use of the drug ice.
article_snippet: Justice Hoeben called the situation 'exceptional' after accepting 
article_snippet: My client has had to endure the most extreme forms of physical, verbal and psychological abuse and in that light the sentence imposed today was the appropriate one considering the extraordinary circumstances of this case,' her lawyer Adam Houda said. '
highlights_snippet: The trial heard abusive phone calls and