Former NSW Premier’s Cop Son Awaits Fate Over False Claims

Published on December 21, 2023

The police-officer son of ex-New South Wales (NSW) Labor premier Kristina Keneally faces a six-week wait to learn if he will be spared jail for making a false statement that led to an activist’s wrongful imprisonment. Daniel Keneally, 25, was convicted of fabricating evidence in November and faced a sentencing hearing in the Downing Centre Local Court on Thursday. Defence lawyer Paul McGirr told magistrate Rodney Brender the threshold had “only just” been crossed for Mr. Keneally to be sentenced to imprisonment, but he asked for an intensive corrections order that would allow him to stay out of jail. The order functions like a suspended sentence and involves supervision while offenders are in the community to ensure they comply with any conditions....

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