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Man jailed for drug-fuelled crime spree after release from jail for killing stepson

A Queensland man will spend Christmas behind bars after going on a crime spree following his release from jail for killing his stepson.

Matthew Scown was sentenced to four years' jail in October 2017 for the manslaughter of four-year-old Tyrell Cobb, but was allowed to walk free immediately after having already served almost three years behind bars.

Image shows Matthew Scown leaving court in 2017 after being released from prison for his stepson's manslaughter. Source: AAP
Matthew Scown was sentenced to four years in prison for the 2009 manslaughter of four-year-old boy Tyrell Cobb on the Gold Coast. Source: AAP
Heidi Strbak, the mother of four-year-old Tyrell Cobb, is pictured at the Supreme Court in Brisbane in November 2017. Source: AAP
Heidi Strbak, the mother of four-year-old Tyrell Cobb, is pictured at the Supreme Court in Brisbane in November 2017. Source: AAP

However, he breached this sentence in early 2019 by committing 28 more offences, including fraud, driving while on drugs and possessing a gun.

Brisbane Supreme Court Justice Martin Burns on Monday said he should serve additional time in jail for the breach, and ordered Scown be released on parole in January next year.

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