Stephanie Akehurst pleaded guilty to three charges after a car crash at a busy intersection in 2024 killed motorcyclist Anthony Hobden. She was sentenced in Darwin on Friday to two months of home detention and 180 hours of community service, prompting Hobden’s partner to say the family feels “ropeable.”
WHO:Stephanie Akehurst; Anthony Hobden’s partner; the judge
WHAT:A court sentenced Stephanie Akehurst to home detention and community service over a deadly crash that killed Anthony Hobden.
WHEN:Sep 4, 2026
WHERE:Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
WHY:The sentence followed Akehurst’s guilty plea to charges related to the 2024 crash that killed Anthony Hobden.
