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Rex Martinich

No jury for teen murder trial after election spotlight

Youth crime and law changes in response to Emma Lovell's death are election issues, a lawyer said. (Russell Freeman/AAP PHOTOS)

A teenager accused of a woman's stabbing murder in a Boxing Day home invasion will face a judge-only trial after youth crime became a key Queensland election issue.

Justice Peter Callaghan on Friday handed down his ruling for the "unique" case, with the trial set to start on October 21 - five days before the state poll.

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