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A terminally ill Adelaide man dubbed the Bicycle Bandit will be sentenced earlier than expected after a judge agreed to speed up the hearing before he died.
In an emergency hearing this afternoon, Kim Parsons asked a judge to sentence him “as soon as possible”.
The court heard the 73-year-old, who has terminal cancer, is unwell and suffering behind bars.
Parsons has only been in custody since admitting to his decade-long crime spree earlier this week.
He confessed to being the notorious bank robber who terrorized tellers and customers in a number of small towns in South Australia.
Parsons had previously accessed the assisted dying program and planned to use its kit.
The judge was originally asked to remand him until 2pm today so he can use the assisted dying kit.
However, the judge rejected that request and instead moved sentencing from Friday next week to Monday instead. June 28 for Monday June 24.
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