Adelaide man jailed for at least eight years over fatal stabbing at Salisbury Downs
Johnathon Malcolm Goodfellow, 32, was previously found not guilty by a Supreme Court jury of murder over the stabbing death, but guilty of manslaughter.
In sentencing, Supreme Court Justice Adam Kimber said he found Goodfellow had the intention to cause grievous bodily harm when he stabbed Mr Torrans six times at his Salisbury Downs home on September 20, 2023.
The court previously heard there had been a dispute about a motorcycle.
He sentenced Goodfellow to 11 years behind bars with a non-parole period of eight years and 10 months, which he backdated to commence when he was taken into custody in 2023.
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