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Briton convicted in Bali cop killing freed from prison today
David Taylor is expected to be deported back to the United Kingdom after leaving Kerobokan prison on the Indonesian holiday island, an official told AFP Wednesday.
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In this file photo taken on March 13, 2017 Britain national David Taylor (right) attends his trial at a court in Denpasar on Indonesia's resort island of Bali. Taylor, who was jailed with his Australian girlfriend for beating a Bali policeman to death is to be freed on February 11, 2021 after more than four years in prison. (Agence France Presse/Sony Tumbelaka)
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Briton jailed for beating an Indonesian policeman to death in Bali with his Australian girlfriend was to be freed Thursday after more than four years in prison, authorities said.
David Taylor is expected to be deported back to the United Kingdom after leaving Kerobokan prison on the Indonesian holiday island, an official told AFP Wednesday.
"He'll be released tomorrow," said Bali’s justice department spokesman, I Putu Surya Dharma said on Wednesday.
Taylor and his former girlfriend, Sara Connor, who was released from prison last year, were convicted in 2017 of fatally assaulting officer Wayan Sudarsa, whose battered body was found in the popular tourist area of Kuta the previous year.
Wayan's blood-soaked body was covered with dozens of wounds on his neck, chest and head.
Taylor was given a six-year prison term while Connor got five years.
Both received reductions in their original sentences, which is common for prisoners in Indonesia.
Taylor, a former DJ whose stage name was DJ Nutzo, had admitted getting into a fight with Sudarsa on the beach after accusing the officer of stealing Connor's handbag, hitting him with items including binoculars and a beer bottle.
At the trial, Taylor claimed that he had feared for his life and acted in self-defence during the late-night brawl.
Connor, a mother-of-two, maintained her innocence, insisting she only intervened to try to break up the fight.
This claim was rejected by a Bali court, who said she held down the victim as Taylor beat him.
The pair fled the scene but Connor's driving licence and ATM card were found next to the body.
After police launched a massive manhunt for the couple, they took refuge in the Australian consulate in Bali but later handed themselves over to local authorities.
At trial, prosecutors said the pair, who were tried separately, should not be convicted of murder because they did not intend to kill the officer.
