A Victorian bricklayer who tried to murder two council workers after they went to his property to inspect illegally constructed buildings will spend at least seven-and-a-half years behind bars.
Jonas Black was sentenced in the Supreme Court of Victoria on Monday after a lengthy dispute over the sheds turned violent at his remote bush block in May 2015.
The 46-year-old had been found guilty by a jury of trying to murder Gippsland Shire Council inspectors Matthew Patterson and Justin Eades on his one-acre property at Turtons Creek.
Outside court on Monday, Mr Patterson said he was relieved the ordeal was over.
He said in 95 per cent of cases people could keep illegally built structures if they applied retrospectively for planning permi…
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