Two boys, aged 17, are charged with Emma Lovell's murder, according to Queensland police.
Emma Lovell, originally from Ipswich in Suffolk, was stabbed while she and her husband Lee tried to confront intruders in their homeEmma Lovell, 41, originally from the Ipswich area, died after confronting intruders at her home in North Lakes, Brisbane, on Boxing Day night, police said.Queensland Police Service confirmed that two boys, aged 17, were arrested and charged with murder.
In a statement, the force said an altercation took place inside an address in Whitfield Crescent at 23:30 UTC and "moved outside to the front yard". "Two offenders fled on foot prior to police arrival," it said, and "investigators, with the assistance of the dog squad, located four teenagers at a nearby location just before 04:00" on 27 December.
Two 17-year-old boys, one from Holland Park and the other Zillmere, the QPS said, were charged with one count each of murder, attempted murder and entering a dwelling with intent in company.Both have been denied police bail and were due to appear in the Brisbane Children's Court.'Senseless'"Emma was the glue to our family," he said"It's senseless. I don't know what people do it for.
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