Mark Haydon, the 65-year-old accomplice to the Snowtown murders took his first steps into freedom two weeks ago after 25 years behind bars.
Haydon’s parole is due to expire on May 20, but the state government is fighting to ensure that he is kept under long-term supervision.
South Australian Attorney-General Kyam Maher has asked the SA Supreme Court to put temporary restrictions in place.
The restrictions would be “similar in nature to what the parole conditions are, in terms of where you can go, any curfews, times you have to be at home, ability to enter licensed premises, [and] not using drugs or alcohol,” Maher said today.
A key report into Haydon’s mental health likely will not be complete before the end of his parole period, prosecutors have said.
Haydon’s lawyer said the rules the government was seeking were stricter than the ones for parole.
Exactly what conditions the government is seeking is not public knowledge.
“This was a directions hearing, and those discussions are continued between the legal teams,” Maher said.
Both sides are trying to negotiate an agreed position on the proposed terms of Haydon’s supervision.
If they cannot reach an agreement, they will return to court in two weeks’ time.
Haydon was 40 when he was arrested over his role in the nation’s worst serial killings.
And was convicted for assisting in seven of the 11 so-called “bodies in the barrels murders”.
Haydon’s release was always inevitable after serving his full sentence, which comes to an end next month on May 20.
