Overview
- The offender, who was 16 at the time and cannot be named, must serve a 12‑year non‑parole period and could be eligible for release in 2036 with time served.
- Dr Gordon, 33, chased teenagers who had burgled his Doncaster home before he was stabbed multiple times during a confrontation on a nearby street.
- The judge described the attack on an unarmed man as brutal and stressed the community danger posed by young people carrying knives.
- Court evidence detailed the offender saying "I just killed a guy," the group later burning clothing, a co‑offender kicking Gordon as he lay dying, and the knife remaining missing.
- Gordon’s family expressed disappointment with the length of the sentence and spoke of enduring grief over his death.