Michelle Bright was a 17-year-old girl who was found raped and murdered in New South Wales, Australia.
[2] The police regarded Bright's death as a horrific crime.
[4] The following day, 53-year-old Craig Henry Rumsby, a former neighbour of Bright's, was arrested for her murder, and also an assault with intent to rape against an 18-year-old committed in 1998.
[5] On 30 June 2023, Rumsby was found guilty of Bright's murder and the assault on the 18-year-old.
[6][7] On 7 August 2023, Justice Robert Allan Hulme sentenced Rumsby to 32 years imprisonment with a non-parole period of 24 years: Rumsby will be eligible for parole in 2044, at the age of 77.