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Man who stabbed wife to death has four-year sentence doubled on appeal

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Lathouris, O. (2026, August 18). Man who stabbed wife to death has four-year sentence doubled on appeal. ABC News (AU). https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-18/sentence-doubled-on-appeal-darwin-esplanade-hotel-stabbing-wife/107050828

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A man named Dennis Naroldol, 60, had his prison sentence for killing his wife by stabbing her outside a hotel in Darwin in 2023 increased from four to eight years on appeal. The sentence was challenged by Northern Territory prosecutors as being "manifestly inadequate". As a result of the increase, Naroldol will now be eligible for early release in late 2027, two years later than initially planned. His original prison term had been set at four years, with parole eligibility starting in April this year.

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Dennis Naroldol, a 60-year-old man, had his prison sentence for stabbing his wife to death outside the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel on Darwin's esplanade in 2023 increased from four years to eight years after an appeal. He was initially eligible for parole in April, but prosecutors challenged the sentence as being "manifestly inadequate". As a result of the appeal, Naroldol will now be able to apply for early release in late 2027, rather than earlier. The NT Court of Criminal Appeal made the decision to increase his sentence.

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Darwin Northern Territory the NT Court of Criminal Appeal

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Darwin GPE · 2× Naroldol PERSON · 2× Dennis Naroldol's PERSON · 1× Northern Territory GPE · 1× the NT Court of Criminal Appeal ORG · 1×

Narrative

Man who stabbed wife to death outside Darwin hotel has sentence doubled on appeal In short: Dennis Naroldol's four-year prison sentence for the stabbing death of his wife outside the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel on the Darwin esplanade in 2023 has been extended on appeal.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-08-18

🔮 Naroldol will now be able to apply for early release in late 2027 after the NT Court of Criminal Appeal doubled his jail term to eight years.

2026-08-18 · ABC News (AU)

Man who stabbed wife to death has four-year sentence doubled on appeal · assertive framing

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sentence → stab → appeal

Naroldol, 60, became eligible for parole in April after pleading guilty to negligent manslaughter but was yet to be released when Northern Territory prosecutors challenged the sentence as "manifestly inadequate". asserted

prosecutors → become → sentence

Naroldol will now be able to apply for early release in late 2027 after the NT Court of Criminal Appeal doubled his jail term to eight years. asserted

Court → apply → years