Sydney’s Family Court bomber Leonard Warwick has died in jail die while serving three life sentences for murdering a judge, a judge’s wife and a church-goer.
The 78-year-old was pronounced dead at Long Bay Hospital about 10.45am on Friday and a report is being prepared for the coroner.
Warwick was convicted in July 2020 of 20 offences relating to six appalling crimes committed across Sydney between February 1980 and July 1985.
Those outrages included the shooting murder of Justice David Opas and the bomb-related murders of Pearl Watson, wife of Justice Raymond Watson.
Warwick was also convicted of murdering Graham Wykes, who died in an explosion at a Jehovah’s Witnesses hall.
Justice Peter Garling imposed three life sentences on the former firefighter in September 2020, finding the criminality involved was of the highest level for each murder.
‘The conduct of the offender was calculated, violent and hateful,’ he said.
Justice Garling also described the crimes as ‘evil’ and attacks on Australian democracy.
Sydney ‘s Family Court bomber Leonard Warwick has died in jail die while serving three life sentences for murdering a judge, a judge’s wife and a church-goer
The 78-year-old was pronounced dead at Long Bay Hospital about 10.45am on Friday and a report is being prepared for the coroner
The so-called Family Court bomber waged a campaign of extreme violence against those he believed acted adversely towards him in his drawn-out dispute with his ex-wife Andrea Blanchard.
As well as the three murders, Warwick was found to have bombed Justice Richard Gee’s home with intent to murder him.
He also bombed the court building at Parramatta and placed a car bomb at the previous home of Ms Blanchard’s solicitor.
Justice Opas was shot dead when he answered the doorbell just as his family sat down to dinner.
Pearl Watson was saying goodbye to her husband when a bomb exploded at their front door.
Graham Wykes died and 13 people were seriously injured when a bomb ripped apart the Jehovah’s Witnesses hall. Congregation members had offered support to Warwick’s ex-wife.
Warwick was convicted in July 2020 of 20 offences relating to six appalling crimes committed across Sydney between February 1980 and July 1985.
A Corrective Services spokeswoman confirmed Warwick’s death to Daily Mail Australia.Â
‘Any death in custody is immediately reported to the NSW Coroner and subject to a compulsory, rigorous public inquiry,’ the spokeswoman said.
‘Corrective Services NSW and NSW Police investigate all deaths in custody regardless of the circumstances.’
