He was only sentenced to 12 years. Stiffer sentencing would go a long way toward sending a clear message: You cannot do this in Australia. "Racy photos prompt stabbing," by Amelia Bentley for the Brisbane Times, June 29 (thanks to Michelle):
A man used a butcher's knife to stab his stepdaughter up to 20 times because he believed she was a "slut" who was interfering in his marriage, a court has heard.
Khaled Ibrahim Mohamed Ellaimouny, 38, was today jailed for 12 years for the attempted murder of his stepdaughter Amanda Lee Smith, who was 24 when her stepfather stabbed her in the chest, arms, legs and face as she sat on the lounge of the family's Shailer Park home in January 2007.
He allegedly told them: "I stabbed the slut. I wanted to kill her, but unfortunately she's still breathing."
Mr McCarthy said Ellaimouny told his wife after the incident: "I stabbed her because she's a f---ing slut, she deserved that. All I wanted to do ... just get rid of her."