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Matthew Forti appeals against jail term for supplying Georgina Bartter death pills
University student Matthew Forti is appealing against his jail sentence for supplying the "purple speaker" ecstasy pills that led to the death of former private schoolgirl Georgina Bartter.
Last August Forti was sentenced to a minimum of 12 months' and maximum of 22 months' jail for three counts of supplying prohibited drugs, including four MDMA tablets he sold to Ms Bartter's best friend Rebecca Hannibal.
In the Court of Criminal Appeal on Thursday, a sentencing appeal hearing was set down for June 6.
Ms Bartter died from a drug overdose on November 8, 2014, after attending the Harbourlife dance festival, which is run by events company Fuzzy.
Hannibal bought the pills from Forti before the festival and then gave them to Ms Bartter, who paid $60 for her share.
Ms Bartter, 19, took 1½ pills and had an adverse reaction, later dying in St Vincent's Hospital from cardiac arrest following a "drug overdose".
When he was given a jail term in the Sydney District Court, Forti, 19, appeared stunned at the sentence and his mother and girlfriend wept.
In sentencing, Judge Deborah Sweeney said Forti was "essentially a positive young man who went astray for a while".
She said he was not legally responsible for Ms Bartter's death but there was a need to deter other young people from dealing in illicit drugs.
The court heard Forti continued to sell illegal drugs to his friends and associates despite hearing of Ms Bartter's death.
It comes as the organisers of Stereosonic, one of Australia's largest annual music events, became the first to support on-site pill testing after two patrons died at their events last year.
On Tuesday, electronic music company Totem OneLove Group, which runs the Stereosonic festivals, gave their "full support" to hold a pilot pill-testing program at the Sydney leg, providing the NSW government and other key stakeholders support the process.
However, NSW Deputy Premier Troy Grant has flagged that organisers could be charged with drug supply and manslaughter.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/matthew-f...eath-pills-20160302-gn9617.html#ixzz41nSNKQHL
University student Matthew Forti is appealing against his jail sentence for supplying the "purple speaker" ecstasy pills that led to the death of former private schoolgirl Georgina Bartter.
Last August Forti was sentenced to a minimum of 12 months' and maximum of 22 months' jail for three counts of supplying prohibited drugs, including four MDMA tablets he sold to Ms Bartter's best friend Rebecca Hannibal.
In the Court of Criminal Appeal on Thursday, a sentencing appeal hearing was set down for June 6.
Ms Bartter died from a drug overdose on November 8, 2014, after attending the Harbourlife dance festival, which is run by events company Fuzzy.
Hannibal bought the pills from Forti before the festival and then gave them to Ms Bartter, who paid $60 for her share.
Ms Bartter, 19, took 1½ pills and had an adverse reaction, later dying in St Vincent's Hospital from cardiac arrest following a "drug overdose".
When he was given a jail term in the Sydney District Court, Forti, 19, appeared stunned at the sentence and his mother and girlfriend wept.
In sentencing, Judge Deborah Sweeney said Forti was "essentially a positive young man who went astray for a while".
She said he was not legally responsible for Ms Bartter's death but there was a need to deter other young people from dealing in illicit drugs.
The court heard Forti continued to sell illegal drugs to his friends and associates despite hearing of Ms Bartter's death.
It comes as the organisers of Stereosonic, one of Australia's largest annual music events, became the first to support on-site pill testing after two patrons died at their events last year.
On Tuesday, electronic music company Totem OneLove Group, which runs the Stereosonic festivals, gave their "full support" to hold a pilot pill-testing program at the Sydney leg, providing the NSW government and other key stakeholders support the process.
However, NSW Deputy Premier Troy Grant has flagged that organisers could be charged with drug supply and manslaughter.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/matthew-f...eath-pills-20160302-gn9617.html#ixzz41nSNKQHL