Akon Guode arriving at the court for sentencing (AAP) Source: Akon Guode arriving at the court for sentencing (AAP)
A South Sudanese refugee who drove her three children into a Melbourne lake has been jailed for 26-and-a-half years over their deaths. In sentencing Akon Guode (AY-kon GWO-day) and outlining the trauma she faced growing up in her homeland, a Supreme Court judge has described the case as an "all-encompassing tragedy." Guode will not be eligible for release for at least 20 years -- and then faces deportation
A South Sudanese refugee who drove her three children into a Melbourne lake has been jailed for 26-and-a-half years over their deaths. In sentencing Akon Guode (AY-kon GWO-day) and outlining the trauma she faced growing up in her homeland, a Supreme Court judge has described the case as an "all-encompassing tragedy." Guode will not be eligible for release for at least 20 years -- and then faces deportation
