Overview
- NSW Supreme Court Justice Andrew Coleman imposed a maximum term of 26 years and eight months with a 20‑year non‑parole period.
- The sentence is backdated to Eriksen’s April 9, 2023 arrest, making him eligible to apply for parole on April 8, 2043.
- Coleman described the killing as a repeated and frenzied attack, noting 18 stab wounds inflicted during an argument in the Mascot unit.
- Eriksen told a triple‑0 operator, “Well, I put a knife into her,” after Fenwick had asked him to move out and expressed fear to friends.
- He represented himself at trial, later dismissed sentencing counsel, refused psychiatric assessment, and showed no remorse, leading the judge to call it a de‑facto life sentence.