<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The mother of murdered Victorian woman Hannah McGuire has slammed the 28-year murder sentence </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/murderer-to-learn-his-fate-after-killing-ex-girlfriend/d16594e2-437a-4c41-bff8-02ef8f10ef8c" rel="" target="" title="handed to the 23-year-old's former boyfriend yesterday."><span>handed to the 23-year-old's former boyfriend yesterday.</span></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>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.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Today Mrs McGuire spoke out about the "heaviness" she felt at the "out-of-proportion sentence".</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/anz-mass-redundancies-ceo-nuno-matos-not-proud-of-decision-to-lay-off-3500-workers/b23dc996-7a2d-4a12-9c60-931d68da4d83" target="_blank"><strong><span>Bank CEO not proud of decision to lay off thousands of workers</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Hannah's life was worth so much more than 22 years of his," she wrote in a statement sent to 9News.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We feel completely unsupported by the system that was supposed to deliver justice.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The outcome did not honour her."</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/hannah-mcguire-killer-lachlan-young-mum-debbie-statement/2781e34e-90ac-4d1a-9fa1-76e504298d6e" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>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.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The truth is, I have so much more I would like to say, but he does not deserve to hear it," she wrote.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Why would I pour my heart out in front of someone who has shown absolutely no remorse?"</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/australia-politics-liberal-party-jacinta-price-hollie-hughes/e7ff1295-12b5-4cfe-80c2-0203561f8ffc" target="_blank"><strong><span>'Threw up in my mouth': Bitter Liberal spat explodes into the open</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Mrs McGuire accused Young of having "all the traits of a sociopath".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"He has a distinct lack of empathy, and he enjoys exploiting others for pleasure or gain," she wrote.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"He is calculating, impulsive and dangerous. He is a spoiled, selfish mummy's boy, a product of poor parenting: he is pathetic.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I hope every day for the rest of the accused's life he experiences the most intense pain imaginable."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>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.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A court heard he strangled his ex-girlfriend, destroyed her remains and then tried to stage her death as a suicide.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He then transferred $2000 from McGuire's bank account to her mother and $5000 to himself.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Mrs McGuire disputed there were prospects for Young's rehabilitation.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Are you kidding me? He will never change. It's who he is."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.1800respect.org.au/" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>National Sexual Assault, Domestic Family Violence Counselling Service</span></strong></a><span> </span><strong><span>1800RESPECT (1800 737 732).</span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.lifeline.org.au/" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Lifeline 13 11 14</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.beyondblue.org.au/" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Beyond Blue</span></strong></a><span> </span><strong><span>1300 22 4636.</span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>Help is available from the Men's Referral Service on 1300 766 491.</span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f"><strong><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></strong></a><strong><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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