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BIZARRE: Twice guilty man gets shorter sentence over servo death | Mind Blowing Facts

Troy Maskell has had his jail sentence for manslaughter cut after being found guilty in a retrial. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

A man who was twice found guilty of manslaughter over his drunken unprovoked assault on a beloved postmaster has been handed a shorter sentence the second time around.

Troy Maskell has been sentenced to seven years and nine months over the assault death of postmaster John Burke and must spend a minimum of four years and eight months behind bars.

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