The killer of Brisbane mum Emma Lovell is fighting to be released from prison early.
Ms Lovell’s attacker was 17-years-old when he murdered the 41-year-old during an armed home invasion in Brisbane on Boxing Day, 2022.
The now 20-year-old was sentenced to 14-years behind bars and is due to be released in 2032, but his lawyers have launched an appeal to have him freed early, arguing the sentence was manifestly excessive.
They claim the crime was not “particularly heinous”, which is what the sentencing judge described it as.
“The matters that were articulated by His Honour and created special prominence did not make an offence of particularly heinous,” Lawyer Andrew Hoare argued in the Court of Appeal.
Ms Lovell’s husband Lee admitted outside court on Monday that he’s devastated by the development.
“It feels quite unfair that the offender is allowed to appeal the sentence,” Mr Lovell said.
“I just think it’s pretty disgraceful.
“I think the judges and everyone in court, they throw around big words and they talk about people’s lives, but they’ve got, they don’t understand the impact of that life that’s been gone and it’s not here anymore”.
The appeal judges will hand down their decision at a later date.
