Australian sentenced to 18 years for murder of Irish backpacker

An Australian man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for the murder of an Irish backpacker-Dublin man David Greene in Melbourne last year.

Australian sentenced to 18 years for murder of Irish backpacker
Tue, 17 Sep, 2013 - 14:27

An Australian man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for the murder of an Irish backpacker-Dublin man David Greene in Melbourne last year.

Luke James Wentholt will spend at least 15 years behind bars after he was found guilty of killing David Greene and seriously injuring his friend David Byas in August 2012.

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