A teenager who stabbed a British mum to death after breaking into her home in Australia has been jailed for 14 years.
Emma Lovell, 41, was killed when confronting two intruders with her husband in Brisbane on Boxing Day in 2022.
The mum-of-two, originally from Ipswich, tried to defend their home with their daughters inside.
A โscuffleโ broke out on the front porch and neighbours heard one of her daughters screaming โsomeone help my mum, help my mumโ it was reported.
Emma was stabbed in the chest and later died from her injuries, while her husband Lee was released after a non-life-threatening stab wound.
The brutal attack, which took place outside the family home, was captured on CCTV and played to a court packed with loved ones of Mrs Lovell including her two daughters.
Emma had moved from Suffolk in 2011 in the hope of a โbetter lifeโ her brother previously said.
However, the โloving familyโ was ripped apart after a teenager broke into their home and stabbed the mum to death.
The offender, who cannot legally be named as he was 17 at the time, pleaded guilty to her murder earlier this year.
He pleaded guilty to several charges including murder and malicious act with intent.
Now aged 19, he was sentenced at Brisbaneโs Supreme Court on Monday afternoon.
During sentencing the court heard the now 19-year-old had been in the company of another boy at the time, who is also facing charges, but has not yet entered a plea.
Originally from Hasketon, Suffolk, Emma Lovell moved to Australia seeking a โbetter lifeโ for her family, her brother David Angel previously said.
Her attack caused community outrage and was among several which prompted the state of Queensland to controversially introduce stricter youth crime laws.
During sentencing Justice Tom Sullivan said Ms Lovellโs murder was a โparticularly heinousโ crime.
He said the Lovells had been a โloving familyโ building a life for themselves in a new country.
He added: โThey were ordinary citizens enjoying their family life in their home where they were entitled to feel safe. What happenedโฆ violated that entirely.โ
Outside court Emmaโs husband Lee said while he was pleased with the sentence, it would never bring his wife back.
He said: โNo, I donโt feel justice is served one bit really, no.
โWeโve got up to 10 years which is more than I thought it was going to be.
He added: โIt kept my mind off Motherโs Day because, it would have been a very different day if Emma was here.โ
Ms Lovellโs family has previously called for her killer to be jailed for life. Adults in Queensland face a mandatory life sentence for murder, however the offender had to be sentenced as a child due to his age at the time of the incident. (Metro)