30 years for murder of Sydney teen

A man who killed a teenager in an unprovoked attack in western Sydney has been sentenced to a minimum of 30 years behind bars.

Corey Loveridge, who killed a western Sydney teenager in an unprovoked attack, has been jailed for at least 30 years.

His co-offender AB, who cannot be named because he was a juvenile at the time of the crime, was also sentenced to a 30-year non-parole period for the murder of Alan "Ray Ray" Gordon who was brutally stabbed in December, 2010.

Loveridge, 21, was found guilty of murder by a jury last April.

AB pleaded guilty before the matter came to trial.

Their 17-year-old victim was stabbed multiple times at St Marys on December 2010 and died from massive blood loss.

Loveridge is a cousin of Kieran Loveridge, who killed teenager Thomas Kelly in an unprovoked attack at Kings Cross in July last year.

Kieran Loveridge will be sentenced next week.

Justice Michael Adams described the St Marys stabbing murder as an "appalling crime" and a "cowardly, sadistic and deadly attack".

Justice Adams said the pair got "unimaginable satisfaction or pleasure" from the murder.

"This makes them very dangerous individuals," he said.

The pair got a maximum jail period of 45 years but will be eligible for parole in December 2040.

When supporters of victims families began to clap, Justice Adams stopped them, saying it was "a sad matter" not a matter for rejoicing.


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