Homeless man gets 16 years for killing street dweller in botched robbery
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March 30, 2026
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A homeless man, who admitted to killing a fellow street dweller while attempting to rob him of his cocaine stash, has been sentenced to a little over 16 years in prison.
In February, Francis Roland was allowed to plead guilty to felony murder based on a plea agreement with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
Under the felony murder rule, the mandatory death penalty for murder is waived in circumstances where death occurs during the commission of a lesser criminal offence, which in most cases is robbery.
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