Accused teenager’s lawyer argues that while he may be found guilty of breaking into North Lakes home, he should be acquitted of murder and assaultFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe fate of an alleged accomplice in the December 2022 stabbing murder of Emma Lovell that shocked Queensland now rests in the hands of a judge after a three-day trial ended on Wednesday.Prosecutors did not argue that the accused teenager – who cannot be named for legal reasons as he was 17 years old on the night Lovell died of a stab wound to the chest on the front lawn of her home in North Lakes, north of Brisbane’s CBD – ever wielded that fatal knife.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading…
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Author : Joe Hinchliffe
Publish date : 2024-10-23 04:40:25
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Emma Lovell murder trial: judge to decide fate of alleged accomplice in Brisbane home invasion stabbing
