Hammer attack on caravan park owner sees retired dentist jailed for two years
- Retired dentist Ian Mackenzie is sentenced to imprisonment for two years for physical assault, arson, and burglary in Tasmania.
- Mackenzie attacked Wynyard’s Beach Retreat Tourist Park owners Graeme Gilmour and Cheryl Gilmour with a hammer and then set their house to fire.
- Stephen Wright, the defence lawyer of Mackenzie, tells the court about his client’s remorse for his actions.
- The court adds that Mackenzie would be ineligible for parole until serving half of his sentence.