A teenager will spend at least a decade behind bars for killing his mother, in what a judge has described as a ‘brutal and cold blooded’ crime. The supreme court of Vicotria heard the murder was part of a bizarre plot the boy and his friends hatched to take over the country and instil Christian values.
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00:00When police entered a Melbourne home two years ago, they uncovered a scene of terror.
00:07A mother dying on the floor with 98 stab wounds after being attacked by her 15-year-old son and his friend.
00:15Today, a judge said the victim's son would be jailed for 15 years, with a minimum of 10.
00:20Your offending was brutal and cold-blooded, Justice James Elliott said.
00:25The court heard the boys' shocking actions were part of a bizarre plan.
00:29They spent months plotting Operation Continuity, wanting to blow up bridges, attack police, form an army and take over Australia.
00:38But the plan failed and they were arrested a day after the murder.
00:42Operation Continuity might have been viewed as almost comical, but for the tragic and horrific killing its initiation involved.
00:50The killer has autism and was suffering from a rare delusional disorder at the time of the murder.
00:57Today, the judge said there were signs he could be rehabilitated, but there was still a long way to go.
01:03Because they're young, it is easier to rehabilitate them.
01:07And if you put the right support services and programs in place early, then you're likely to reduce re-offending.
01:16In Victoria, adults face a standard sentence of 25 years for murder.
01:21The penalties are lighter for youth offenders and their identities are protected.
01:25We do that because we want to protect them from stigma and also psychological distress that they might experience because things have become public.
01:36The boy's sentence will be formalised next week. The earliest he could be freed is 2033.
01:43But after the death of a matter of 133.
01:44The most important, my wife would be a civil health worker.
01:49The most important, my wife says, are different of these incidents.
01:52The most important, my wife can be stuck with the transgressions.
01:57I think she had a young girl who asked a lady who was a baby-
01:59She can't be a woman in this hurry.
02:01I think she'd be confident, and she will be a female who, I think she's a woman in this hurry.