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Tara Cosoleto

Family's 'life term' but killer could walk in 12 years

Ashley Gordon's father Glen says the sentence for his son's killer will never be long enough. (Con Chronis/AAP PHOTOS)

The family of a doctor who was brutally murdered by an armed teen say they have been dealt a life sentence while his killer could walk free in as little as 12 years. 

The convicted murderer, who was 16 when he stabbed Ashley Gordon to death, looked straight ahead as Victorian Supreme Court Justice Amanda Fox sentenced him on Tuesday. 

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