Man jailed for stomping backpacker to death

A Melbourne man has been jailed for at least 15 years for stomping a Dublin backpacker to death.

Man jailed  for stomping  backpacker to death

Luke James Wentholt beat 30-year-old David Greene to the ground, then repeatedly stomped on his head during an argument at their St Kilda East house on August 25 last year.

Justice Terry Forrest said Wentholt’s attack on Mr Greene, from Cabinteely in Dublin, was sparked by a belief Mr Greene was interested in his then-girlfriend, Shayla Pullen.

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