May 15th 2024.
Mark Ray Haydon, who is currently serving time for his involvement in the Snowtown murders, will be placed under an interim supervision order before his prison sentence ends next week. This was decided in the South Australian Supreme Court on Wednesday, as the state government applied for this order. Haydon's lawyers did not oppose the application.
The government's request is for Haydon to be declared a high-risk offender with ongoing conditions after his sentence officially ends on May 21. However, there is a slight delay in this process as a report on Haydon's mental health, which is relevant to the application, will not be ready until June or July.
Haydon has spent the last 25 years behind bars for his involvement in the gruesome murder spree that occurred in South Australia. The death toll was 12, including his own wife Elizabeth. Her body, along with seven others, was found in plastic barrels in an abandoned bank in Snowtown in May 1999.
In February, the South Australian parole board granted Haydon's parole, citing his good behavior during his time in custody. He was then transferred to the Adelaide Pre-release Centre and has been allowed to spend some time in the community on a day release program.
The interim order that has been imposed on Haydon includes conditions that are similar to those of his parole, such as living at an approved address, reporting to a community corrections officer weekly, and abstaining from alcohol and illegal drugs. He is also not allowed to contact the victims or their families, communicate with the media or co-offenders, and must undergo recommended treatment after a psychological assessment. Additionally, Haydon will be required to wear an electronic transmitter and adhere to a curfew from 9pm to 6am.
When asked by Justice Tim Stanley if he understood the conditions, Haydon replied, "Ah yes, I do." The case will be brought back to court once the mental health report is available.
The two other individuals involved in the Snowtown murders, John Bunting and Robert Wagner, were found guilty in 2003 and are currently serving life sentences with no chance of parole. Haydon was found to have assisted his friends in covering up their crimes by storing the victims' bodies in barrels in his shed and later renting the infamous Snowtown bank.
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