A man who bashed a Korean university student Eunji Ban to death near Brisbane's CBD in 2013 has been sentenced to life behind bars.
Families of Ms Ban from Korea wept in court as a jury rejected her killer's claims that he was affected by mental illness when he savagely beat her to death.
McEwan had pleaded not guilty to murder, on mental health grounds instead of that he had claimed he was possessed by a demon when he attacked Ms Ban near her.
However, three psychiatrists gave evidence during the trial that they did not believe McEwan was suffering the effects of schizophrenia at the time of the killing.
"You knew what you were doing and you knew it was wrong," Justice Roslyn Atkinson said in sentencing him.
"Nevertheless, you gave in to your sadistic and violent fantasies and carried out this terrible crime." Justice Atkinson said.
McEwan will remain behind bars at least until late 2033, with time already served and a mandatory non-parole period of 20 years.
The brutal, random attack, in Brisbane's CBD, in November 2013, shocked Korean-Australians as well as people in her homeland.
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