- A man who threatened to detonate a bomb on a plane has been jailed
- Manodh Marks was jailed for 12 years in the Victorian County Court on Thursday
- Marks forced Malaysia Airlines flight MH128 from Melbourne to turn back
A Sri Lankan man who threatened to detonate a bomb on a flight out of Melbourne has been sentenced to 12 years in jail.
Manodh Marks, 26, forced Malaysia Airlines flight MH128 bound for Kuala Lumpur to turn back shortly after take off, when he screamed that he had a bomb after taking the drug ice in May 2017.
Marks, who was actually holding a speaker device that night, was jailed for 12 years in the County Court on Thursday.
Manodh Marks, 26, has been sentenced to 12 years’ jail after he threatened to to detonate a bomb on a flight out of Melbourne
Marks forced Malaysia Airlines flight MH128 bound for Kuala Lumpur to turn back shortly after take off
Marks screamed that he had a bomb after taking the drug ice in May 2017
He was given a non-parole period of nine years after pleading guilty to attempting to take control of an aircraft.
The incident forced armed bomb squad police to storm the aircraft when it landed back at Melbourne’s Tullamarine airport, with Marks dragged off the plane in front of terrified passengers.
The ABC reported Marks will most likely be deported from Australia once his sentenced has been served.
‘The passengers and crew certainly were not only concerned, but convinced, that you were indeed in possession of a bomb,’ County Court judge Michael McInerney said in sentencing Marks.
Marks was given a non-parole period of nine years after pleading guilty to attempting to take control of an aircraft
Marks was actually holding a speaker device the night the flight was forced to turn back
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