Lachlan Young has been sentenced to 28 years in prison for the murder of Victorian woman Hannah McGuire.

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Ms McGuire, 23, was brutally murdered by her ex-boyfriend in the early hours of April 5, 2024, after she attempted to end the abusive relationship, which had been marred by violence, degradation, and control on Young's part.

Hannah McGuire's parents, Debbie and Glenn McGuire (right), walk together outside Ballarat Law Courts on Tuesday, November 18, 2025. Picture by Amy Roulston. Inset: Lachlan Young.

Young, 23, appeared before Justice James Elliot in the Supreme Court in Ball

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