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Hannah’s parents Debbie and Glenn McGuire were visibly distraught in court yesterday when they learnt her ex-boyfriend Lachlan Young would be jailed for 28 years, with a non-parole period of 22 years and four months, for murdering the young teacher’s aide after months of sustained abuse.
Today Mrs McGuire spoke out about the “heaviness” she felt at the “out-of-proportion sentence”.
“Hannah’s life was worth so much more than 22 years of his,” she wrote in a statement sent to 9News.
“We feel completely unsupported by the system that was supposed to deliver justice.
“The outcome did not honour her.”
Mrs McGuire also revealed parts of her victim impact statement the court barred her from reading out during the trial, after it deemed them irrelevant to the case.
“The truth is, I have so much more I would like to say, but he does not deserve to hear it,” she wrote.
“Why would I pour my heart out in front of someone who has shown absolutely no remorse?”
Mrs McGuire accused Young of having “all the traits of a sociopath”.
”He has a distinct lack of empathy, and he enjoys exploiting others for pleasure or gain,” she wrote.
“He is calculating, impulsive and dangerous. He is a spoiled, selfish mummy’s boy, a product of poor parenting: he is pathetic.
“I hope every day for the rest of the accused’s life he experiences the most intense pain imaginable.”
After initially pleading not guilty to murder, eight days into the trial Young confessed to killing Hannah on April 5, 2024 in a home they owned together at Sebastopol, 120km northwest of Melbourne.
A court heard he strangled his ex-girlfriend, destroyed her remains and then tried to stage her death as a suicide.
He then transferred $2000 from McGuire’s bank account to her mother and $5000 to himself.
Mrs McGuire disputed there were prospects for Young’s rehabilitation.
“Are you kidding me? He will never change. It’s who he is.”
Help is available from the Men’s Referral Service on 1300 766 491.
