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Duncan Murray

No release for youngest murderer pending psych reports

A man who was Australia's youngest murderer will remain behind bars pending mental health reports. (Callum Godde/AAP PHOTOS)

A court has opted to keep Australia's youngest-ever convicted murderer locked up for now amid fears he could act out thoughts of revenge if allowed to walk free.

The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was 13 years and 10 months old when he stabbed toddler Courtney Morley-Clarke to death after abducting her from a home on the NSW Central Coast.

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