Jake Frecker appeals against domestic violence jail sentence

THE Supreme Court of Appeal has been told a two-year alcohol exclusion order will be more difficult on family violence perpetrator Jake Frecker due to him being a “social young man in the country”. Through his barrister Catherine Boston on Monday, Frecker appealed against his six-year jail term which includes a non-parole period of three […]

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