A youth offender who brutally assaulted a disabled man in Springfield Lakes has avoided a recorded conviction, with the judge citing old laws for the lenient sentence. 

Gary Hardgrave spoke to the victim’s mother about the courtroom swagger she witnessed and why the justice system has failed her family.

A youth offender who brutally assaulted a disabled man in Springfield Lakes has avoided a recorded conviction, with the judge citing old laws for the lenient sentence. 
Gary Hardgrave spoke to the victim&rsquo;s mother about the courtroom swagger she witnessed and why the justice system has failed her family.

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