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flag Brendan Faithfull sentenced to 22 months' intensive corrections for drunken boating death of fiancée in 2024.

flag Brendan Faithfull, 40, was sentenced for causing the death of his fiancée, Samantha Jones, in a drunken boating accident on Sydney’s Hawkesbury River in February 2024. flag He was seen driving naked, at high speed, and with hands off the wheel before the boat crashed, killing Jones. flag Faithfull, who admitted full responsibility and expressed deep remorse, attempted CPR for an hour. flag Diagnosed with major depressive disorder and PTSD, he has stopped drinking. flag Judge Jennie Girdham, acknowledging his profound grief and mental health struggles, imposed a 22-month intensive corrections order instead of jail, along with 240 hours of community service, a five-year boating license ban, mandatory treatment, and a strict alcohol and drug ban.

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