Family of murdered GP demands life sentence for teen killer

Life for a life. That's nan reward nan family of Melbourne expert Ashley Gordon thinks nan teenage burglar recovered blameworthy of his stabbing execution deserves. 

A Victorian Supreme Court assemblage connected Wednesday convicted nan 17-year-old boy, who cannot beryllium named for ineligible reasons, of execution aft he had admitted 2 counts of aggravated burglary.

The boy showed nary emotion successful nan dock arsenic nan assemblage foreperson delivered nan verdict while his victim's family collapsed into tears.

Outside court, Gordon's mother, Catherine, said nan only suitable reward for nan slayer was "life, forever, ne'er get out" aft he robbed nan family of their beloved boy and brother.

"He took his life. A life for a life. It's sewage to beryllium life," she tearfully told reporters.

"Ashley was still young. He still could person had children. He still could've sewage married. We don't get immoderate of that truthful he doesn't merit to get immoderate of that either."

Gordon's sister Natalie said nan verdict was nan "biggest relief" aft nan "most gut-wrenching" fortnight successful nan trial.

"Unimaginable things ... (the defence) tried to make him sound for illustration specified a monster and (the jury) saw done it all," she said.

The teen criminal had surgery into Gordon's Doncaster location successful Melbourne's north-east while he and his housemate were dormant successful nan early hours of January 13, 2024.

The boy had attended a location statement pinch a friend nan nighttime earlier erstwhile they noticed Gordon's Mercedes-Benz successful his car shed and had discussed taking nan car, charismatic Kristie Churchill had told nan court.

Just aft 4am, nan accused and his friend walked complete to nan location earlier breaking successful done a partially opened car shed doorway wherever they stole shoes, headphones, laptops, a wallet and metallic necklaces belonging to nan victim.

Returning to their friend's house, nan boys "boasted astir things they stole" and planned to return for nan car.

Four teenagers donning gloves, balaclavas, look masks and hats collapsed successful a 2nd time, but they didn't spell undetected, pinch nan expert catching them wrong his location earlier chasing nan teens retired onto nan street.

Gordon sewage into his car and began chasing 3 teens until they ended up successful a adjacent carport.

As nan 33-year-old sewage retired and attempted to restrain nan then-16-year-old, telling him nan "cops were connected nan way", nan boy revealed a weapon and inflicted 11 injuries, stabbing nan expert six times and leaving him dying connected nan ground.

The 2 different boys, who had earlier jumped a fence, returned aft nan accused yelled for thief and 1 allegedly kicked Gordon successful nan look earlier they fled.

The trio burned their clothing earlier gathering up nan time aft erstwhile they discussed fleeing nan state and not to snitch.

The accused was arrested 3 days aft nan stabbing.

Defence barrister Amelia Beech told nan assemblage nan teen admitted stabbing Gordon causing his decease but denied intending to termination aliases origin superior injury, arguing he was acting successful self-defence.

The teen gave grounds during his trial, saying he thought Gordon tried to termination him pinch his car, and continued advancing astatine him successful nan carport moreover erstwhile he pulled retired nan weapon and said "I don't want to do this".

Gordon's family described nan GP arsenic nan life of nan statement and personification who made group grin and ever put his patients first. 

While thing will bring him back, they said nan verdict was a mini triumph for them and nan wider community.

"We tin effort to commencement to move guardant - we will ne'er move connected - but move guardant pinch our lives and retrieve him successful nan happiest ways, pinch his large grin and cheeky laugh," his sister Natalie said.

The assemblage of 12 took 2 days to travel to its verdict and nan teen will look a plea proceeding successful October.

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