The Queensland government has decided not to appeal the sentencing of one of the teenagers charged in the home invasion that claimed the life of Brisbane mum Emma Lovell.
The 41-year-old was stabbed to death outside her North Lakes home on December 26, 2022.
One of the teenagers, now aged 19, was sentenced for burglary and assault earlier this month and immediately released due to time already served.
Despite public outcry, the state’s Attorney-General conceded there are “no prospects of successfully appealing the sentence”.
Premier David Crisafulli defended his government’s decision to not appeal the sentence.
“There’s not a person in Queensland who looks at that and doesn’t shake their head and believe that it’s completely and utterly inappropriate,” he said.
“The laws were in place, and they were weak laws, and unfortunately that means that what the community would want to see and what that family deserves is just not possible.”
The second teenager was found guilty of Lovell’s murder and sentenced to 14 years in jail in May.
