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 assault
Emma Lovell was stabbed in a late-night attack at her home in North Lakes, north of Brisbane, on Boxing Day 2022.Emma Lovell was stabbed in a late-night attack at her home in North Lakes, north of Brisbane, on Boxing Day 2022.The 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
Given the two teenagers had already formed a common purpose to steal from the brick bungalow, the fact it was “unavoidable” that the accused saw his companion’s blade meant he was, Nardone argued, “jointly liable for possession of the knife”.“The killing was a probable consequence of the unlawful purpose to steal property from the dwelling while armed with a knife,” Nardone told Justice Michael Copley KC in his closing submission on Tuesday afternoon.
“Your honour cannot discern, from this footage, that he in fact turned his face towards the knife at any point.” She played a clip which appeared to show her client running over to his companion kicking Lee Lovell as he lay on the ground.“Stop, stop, stop,” she contends her client exhorted his companion at this point.
“That was not able to be easily achieved by because of the persistence of Mr and Mrs Lovell during that confrontation,” the prosecutor said. “Failing to make good his escape the actions of involve using the knife to penetrate Mrs Lovell’s body. The location of that penetration was in a position where it would achieve most harm.
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