Teen career criminal involved in burglary of Brit mum on Boxing Day that saw her stabbed to death WALKS FREE from court

A TEEN involved in a fatal home invasion where a Brit mum was stabbed to death has walked free from court despite being convicted for his part in the crime.

Emma Lovell, 41, was fatally stabbed outside her Brisbane-area home on December 26, 2022, during an attack carried out by two 17-year-old boys.

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Emma Lovell, 41, was stabbed to death outside her home on Boxing Day 2022[/caption]

Security footage showed the two teens fighting with Mrs. Lovell and her husband, with the confrontation eventually moving to the driveway, where one of the attackers stabbed her in the chest.

The attacker who delivered the fatal blow admitted to the murder and received a 14-year prison sentence.

His accomplice, however, was acquitted of murder and instead found guilty of burglary and assault causing bodily harm in company during a judge-only trial in October.

The now-19-year-old, whose identity remains protected due to legal reasons, was also charged with several other crimes in the months prior to the home invasion, including burglaries at other properties.

Justice Michael Copley sentenced him to 18 months in detention, but as he had already spent nearly two years in custody awaiting trial, he was released immediately following the sentencing.

Emma Lovell’s husband, Lee, expressed frustration over what he viewed as a lenient punishment for the teenager.

The distraught husband argued that he should have received the same sentence as his co-offender.

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