Jessica Camilleri has time added to jail sentence after assaulting two guards

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Jessica Camilleri.

A St Clair woman who decapitated her mother has had her jail time extended over two fresh incidents.

Jessica Camilleri, who is serving a maximum sentence of 16-and-a-half years for the manslaughter of her mother Rita in 2019, has pleaded guilty to two counts of assaulting a law enforcement officer and inflicting actual bodily harm.

The incidents, involving the assault of two female guards, happened in 2021 when Camilleri was housed at a correctional centre in Silverwater.

Today, Camilleri had an additional 22 months added to her sentence, with a non-parole period of 15 months.

Camilleri will be eligible for release in July 2032.

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