Overview

• Debbie McGuire testified she received scrambled text messages at 3.40am on April 5, 2024 that felt unnatural, prompting her to rush to the Sebastopol property where Young and his father feigned surprise.
• Lachlan Young has admitted killing McGuire and sending the deceptive texts yet pleaded not guilty to murder based on a claim that the act was spontaneous.
• Court documents reveal Young transferred $5,000 from Hannah’s account to himself and $2,000 to her parents in the aftermath of her disappearance.
• Glenn McGuire broke down recalling he helped Hannah sort her finances the day before her death and described the last time he saw her at a pub with friends on April 4.
• Justice James Elliott is overseeing jury consideration of evidence including financial records and text message forensics to determine whether the killing was premeditated.