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Appeal to be launched over sentence handed to teen jailed over hit-and-run deaths of Katherine Leadbetter and Matthew Field

A petition against the sentence of the man jailed for killing Katherine Leadbetter and her partner Matthew Field when he struck them with a stolen car last year garnered tens of thousands of signatures.

ABC News · Jun 16, 2022

Katherine Leadbetter and Matthew Field's families say six-year jail term for driver is 'grossly inadequate'

Katherine Leadbetter and Matthew Field were struck by vehicle being driven by a drug- and alcohol-affected teenager on Australia Day last year. Ms Leadbetter was 24-weeks pregnant at the time.

ABC News · Jun 9, 2022

Teen jailed for killing pregnant Katherine Leadbetter and partner Matthew Field in Alexandra Hills hit-and-run

A teenage boy who ran a red light in a stolen 4WD and killed Katherine Leadbetter, Matthew Field and their unborn baby in a hit-and-run on Australia Day last year will serve six years in jail for the "particularly heinous" crime.

ABC News · Jun 8, 2022