Attorney general Shannon Fentiman awaiting legal advice about the possibility of an appeal
The Redland city mayor, Karen Williams, has started a petition requesting Fentiman lodge an appeal against the sentence, as well as calling for changes to the Youth Justice Act.The then 17-year-old was drunk and high on cannabis when he ran a red light before colliding with a truck, rolling and hitting the couple at Alexandra Hills, east ofField and Leadbetter were killed instantly, suffering “catastrophic injuries”.
During sentencing on Wednesday, Justice Martin Burns said the teenager had to be dealt with as a child, with the “grave nature of offending” balanced by his youth. The couples’ parents said a sentence allowing the killer to be released on parole in five years was “grossly inadequate”.Sign up to receive the top stories from Guardian Australia every morning
“Unfortunately for us, this is not the end, only the next phase of our emotional journey,” they said in a statement on Thursday.“They will not be forgotten and we will never get over it. We will not move on, but at least for now, we can move forward.”
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