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Breaking: Man who fatally shot officer Keith Smith sentenced to 40 years in jail
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- Leigh Geoffrey Sushames has been sentenced for the murder.
- Leigh Geoffrey Sushames was sentenced on Friday by Justice Tamara Jago for the police officer's murder in north-west Tasmania, on June 16, 2025.
- Justice Jago described the murder as a "premeditated, intentional killing" of a police officer who "stood no chance against [Sushames'] murderous intent".
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Leigh Geoffrey Sushames was sentenced on Friday by Justice Tamara Jago for the police officer's murder in north-west Tasmania, on June 16, 2025.
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