'Over-confident' Gerard Baden-Clay blindsided by reinstated murder conviction
Gerard Baden-Clay was reportedly blindsided by a High Court ruling to reinstate his murder conviction over the death of his wife Allison in 2012.
The former real estate agent, who still wears his wedding ring, was confident the court would rule in his favour.
Sources described his attitude before the ruling as “smug”, “arrogant” and “in denial”.
Criminal Defence Lawyer Andrew Bale said he doubts the convicted killer will ever own up for what he did.
“Gerard Baden-Clay will always be known as the guy that couldn't let it go. The guy that killed his wife but refused at any stage to take any responsibility for it,” Mr Bale told Seven News.
Baden-Clay’s lawyers said he had accepted the decision, but those on the inside claim he was 'over confident'.
After the news broke, Baden-Clay phoned his parents.
Seven News revealed the scars from Allison's fingernails have now faded and the convicted wife killer has settled into prison life.
The 45-year-old former real estate agent has reportedly made friends with triple murderer Max Sica.
They reportedly push food trolleys around Sections S4 and S5 in the high-security Wolston Correctional Centre in Wacol, Queensland.
He will call the prison home until at least 2027, when he will be eligible for parole.
Baden-Clay begins his day with a headcount at 7.15am and is locked back in his cell at 5.30pm.
Inmates are allowed possessions like wedding rings, and according to Seven News, Gerard still wears his.
The Queensland Homicide Victims’ Support Group is now saying the government needs to make permanent reforms to protect victims.
"We need to be able to make sure they are protected under the law to the utmost because they are the most vulnerable people out there,” the group’s general manager Ross Thompson said.
Baden-Clay’s lawyer is expected to visit the prisoner on Friday, followed by a Father’s Day from his family visit on Sunday.
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