Pedophile Child-Killer to Be Released in Australia

(L-R) Natalie Churnin, Chantelle Hamilton, Mother of Murdered Bondi schoolgirl Samantha Knight, Tess Knight and Tara Catsanis are seen during a community rally against the release of convicted paedophile and child murderer, Michael Guider, in Bondi, Sydney, on May 25, 2019. AAP Image/Jeremy Piper

The pedophile who killed Sydney schoolgirl Samantha Knight more than 30 years ago will be released from jail within days after a judge rejected an application to keep him behind bars for another year.

Justice Richard Button on Tuesday instead imposed a five-year extended supervision order with stringent conditions on Michael Guider.