Teen burglar CLEARED of killing Brit mum stabbed to death after confronting intruders in her Oz home on Boxing Day

A TEENAGER has been cleared of the murder of a British woman who was stabbed to death during a break-in at her home in Australia.

Emma Lovell, originally from Ipswich, died on Boxing Day in 2022 as she fought off two intruders at her property in North Lakes, Queensland.

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Emma Lovell, 41, was murdered on Boxing Day in 2022[/caption]

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Two teenagers who have not been identified broke into her home and have been on trial for her murder[/caption]

The 41-year-old died from a stab wound that pierced her heart.

One of the men who has not been named as he was under the age of 18 at the time of the murder was jailed for 14 years back in May after pleading guilty to her murder.

A second man who was 17 at the time, appeared at Brisbane’s Supreme Court last week and was found not guilty of her murder on Thursday.

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