'DEREK Barrett, accused of the stabbing murder of his niece, 25-year-old Chinese student Michelle Leng and dumping her body in the Snapper Point blowhole, is finding prison “very unpleasant”.
Mr Barrett’s lawyer William Whitby told news.com.au that his client is in the Silverwater prison’s remand centre in western Sydney, where more than a thousand criminals are awaiting trial.
The 28-year-old former IT worker is set to spend Christmas and January in Silverwater where summer temperatures can soar to more than 40C.
Mr Barrett allegedly stabbed Mengmei “Michelle” Leng at least 20 times in April before dumping her body in the ocean 100km away on the NSW Central Coast.'
