Perth Man Sentenced to 14 Years for Highway Attack
A court in West Australia has jailed 26-year-old Matthew Lawson for 14 years for the attempted murder of a colleague, 31-year-old Trae Black, in a "ferocious" highway attack. At the time of the attack, Lawson was in a state of drug-induced psychosis. He knocked Black down with his car and repeatedly hit him with a claw hammer, resulting in the loss of a leg. Black's life was saved because people around him acted quickly. Lawson will be eligible for parole in 2036.