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Queensland court clears teen of murder in fatal home invasion

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Emma and Lee Lovell.

A Queensland judge has cleared a teenage defendant of murder in the 2022 Boxing Day stabbing of British woman Emma Lovell, who was killed during a break-in at her Brisbane-area home.

Lovell and her husband, Lee, confronted two intruders on their front lawn after hearing their dogs bark, leading to a violent struggle where Mrs. Lovell was fatally stabbed, and Mr. Lovell was injured.

The teen defendant, who was 17 at the time, denied knowing that his co-accused was carrying a knife.

After a judge-only trial, he was found not guilty of murder, although convicted of burglary and assault. His co-defendant had earlier pleaded guilty to murder and received a 14-year sentence.

Lee Lovell voiced his disappointment with the verdict, feeling justice was not served for his wife.

The trial was conducted without a jury due to concerns over potential bias, as youth crime had become a heated topic in the recent state elections, which saw the Liberal National Party gain support with promises of tougher penalties for juvenile offenders.

Despite the not-guilty ruling on the murder charge, Justice Michael Copley has kept the teen in custody, awaiting a pre-sentence report.

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  1. ‘Accessory to Murder’ is what usually happens when another party is an accomplice, but doesn’t stab or pull the trigger.
    That’s in MOST countries…
    Commonwealth Courts are so deeply infested with Masonic Judges, Prosecutors and Defence Lawyers that they all; work to protect the ‘Boners and Two-Ball Caners whether they are the perpetrators or the victims.
    If you’re not in the Lodge or a ‘Lewis’, you’ll get minimum service from the Courts that you are paying taxes for!

  2. Why didn’t they just leave…..? I don’t hate robbers, a lot of its driven by poverty but attacking people in their home is unconscionable….

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