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Tara Cosoleto

Man avoids adult prison for Xmas day death

A 19-year-old man has been sentenced to a youth detention centre for manslaughter. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

A Victorian teen who repeatedly stomped on a grandfather's head while he lay defenceless on the ground on Christmas Day has been sentenced to a two-year youth detention order.

The now-19-year-old pleaded guilty in the Victorian Supreme Court to the manslaughter of Anthony Clark, who died in hospital three days after he was assaulted on December 25, 2019.

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