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Relevant statistics for the unit for all matters for the reporting period 2011-12 are as follows:

Note: Matters completed include matters committed to the Supreme Court.

By way of comparison, here are the figures for the previous financial year 2010-11:

Note: This table has been included for comparison purposes. It should be noted that it was reported in the 2010-2011 Annual Report that fewer than 30 sexual offence matters were completed in that reporting period. This was a (slightly inaccurate) reference to Supreme Court completions. However, overall 82 sexual offence matters (including matters committed to the Supreme Court) were completed in that period.

Some significant matters dealt with by the unit during the reporting period included:

KAON BELL

On 11 May 2012 Kaon Bell was sentenced for counts of aggravated robbery, unlawful confinement and several counts of sexual intercourse without consent. Bell had been in a relationship with the victim but her feelings began to wane and by June 2011 the relationship ended. Bell did not accept this. On 31 July 2011, sometime after midnight, the victim was woken by Bell standing next to her bed and holding a knife. The victim’s adult child was in another room. Bell held the knife against her throat and bound her hands to the bed. He stuffed a gag in her mouth and used the knife to cut off her clothes. Over the next few hours Bell repeatedly

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