Hannah McGuire’s killer motivated by ‘male entitlement’ and disregarded her dignity after murder, court hears
Prosecutor tells Victorian court of abuse afflicted by Lachlan Young, after judge holds a minute's silence for McGuire
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A killer was motivated by male entitlement, jealousy and rage when he strangled his ex-girlfriend and then burnt her remains in remote Victorian bushland, a prosecutor has told a court.
Hannah McGuire had the right to leave Lachlan Young after months of abusive and controlling behaviour, crown prosecutor Kristie Churchill told the Victorian supreme court in Ballarat on Tuesday.
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