Daniel Billings will appeal his sentence for the murder of his former partner Molly Ticehurst, after lodging a notice of appeal in New South Wales’ highest court.
Billings was sentenced to a maximum of 28 years in prison, with a minimum term of 20 years, for killing Ms Ticehurst at her home in Forbes. He will be eligible for parole on 19 April 2044.
The 28-year-old was stabbed 15 times after Billings broke into the property through a bedroom window while on bail.
The NSW Supreme Court confirmed on Friday that Billings had filed the notice of appeal in Orange, just weeks after receiving his sentence.
Billings had been facing charges connected to Ms Ticehurst, including stalking and intimidation, sexual intercourse without consent and animal cruelty, when he killed her.
He pleaded guilty to murder last year and received a 20 per cent reduction in his sentence for the early plea.
The killing prompted major changes to domestic violence bail laws in NSW. Premier Chris Minns said he would have preferred Billings to receive a longer sentence.
“I would have loved to have seen him get far, far longer,” Mr Minns said.
“We’ve changed the law since that horrific murder to have standard non-parole periods of 25 years.”
Mr Minns said the judge had made the decision and described Ms Ticehurst’s family as “decent, honest, hardworking people” who had lost their daughter “at the hands of a complete bastard”.
