Teen found not guilty of murdering Emma Lovell in Brisbane home invasion

Queensland judge finds 18-year-old guilty of burglary and assault occasioning bodily harm in 2022 home invasion

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A teenager who broke into the home of Emma Lovell, alongside another teen who stabbed her to death, has been found not guilty of murder in a case that shocked Queensland in December 2022.

In a Brisbane court on Thursday, the now 18-year-old - who cannot be named for legal reasons as he was 17 on the night Lovell was killed - was also found not guilty of manslaughter and not guilty of malicious act with intent.

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