British mother Emma Lovell was slaughtered after confronting two intruders who had broken into her property in Brisbane on Boxing Day in 2022.
The 41-year-old mom was stabbed by a teenager during a violent home invasion in Australia – she was wounded in the chest and died as a result of her injuries.
Mrs. Lovell had emigrated from Suffolk in 2011 for a ‘better life’ with her daughters and her husband Lee, who was also injured in the attack.
Her killer, who cannot legally be named as he was 17 at the time, pleaded guilty to her murder earlier this year.
Court Ruling
Now aged 19, he was sentenced at Brisbane’s Supreme Court and jailed for 14 years.
Sentencing judge Tom Sullivan said the mother-of-two’s murder was a ‘particularly heinous’ crime.
He added the Lovells had been a ‘loving family’ trying to create a fresh lives for themselves in a new country.
‘They were ordinary citizens enjoying their family life in their home where they were entitled to feel safe. What happened… violated that entirely,’ Judge Sullivan said.
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The second teenager alleged to have been involved in the attack has also been charged murder but is yet to enter a plea. He is due to appear at a court in Brisbane later this month.
The court previously heard how Mr and Mrs Lovell confronted the teens after being woken by their dogs, pushing the pair outside of the house before grappling in the front garden.
