Husband of stabbing victim Emma Lovell says he hopes killer will be jailed for life

Sentencing to depend heavily on whether the judge considers the murder to be particularly heinous'

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The husband of murdered Queensland woman Emma Lovell wants the young man who fatally stabbed his wife in the heart to be jailed for life, he told a court on Friday.

Lovell, 41, was killed during a late-night attack at her home in North Lakes, north of Brisbane, by two youths on Boxing Day 2022. Her husband, Lee Lovell, was also stabbed twice in the back and kicked in the head in the attempted robbery.

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