一名男子因过失杀人罪被判入狱8年。 A man jailed for 8 years for manslaughter.

45 岁的戴维·伊恩·查尔斯·科尔斯 (David Ian Charles Coles) 在霍巴特附近的一处民宅发生混战时开枪打死了越狱者尼古拉斯·斯科特 (Nicholas Scott)，因过失杀人罪被判入狱 8 年。 A 45-year-old David Ian Charles Coles was jailed for 8 years for manslaughter after shooting dead a prison escapee, Nicholas Scott, during a scuffle at a home near Hobart. 斯科特在皇家霍巴特医院逃离了警察的看守，最终来到了朋友家。 Scott had escaped from police guard at the Royal Hobart Hospital and ended up at a friend's house. 科尔斯带着一把上了膛的枪来保护这位朋友免受麻烦。 Coles arrived with a loaded gun to protect the friend from trouble. 随后发生了一场打斗，科尔斯向斯科特的胸部开了一枪。 A fight ensued, resulting in Coles shooting Scott once in the chest.