Tauranga toddler murderer must serve at least 17 years behind bars 7 May, 2021 03:58 AM 4 minutes to read Tauranga toddler murderer Adrian Clancy was sentenced in the High Court at Tauranga on May 7. Photo / NZME Tauranga toddler murderer Adrian Clancy was sentenced in the High Court at Tauranga on May 7. Photo / NZME Bay of Plenty Times A Tauranga man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a 17-month-old toddler who he violently assaulted. Adrian Colin Clancy, 39, was sentenced in the High Court at Tauranga this afternoon for the murder of toddler Sadie-Leigh Gardner in March 2019. He was found guilty by a jury in the High Court of Rotorua on March 25.