<p>At a plea hearing in the Victorian Supreme Court, Defence lawyer Marcus Dempsey told the Supreme court "At 15 and a half it seems (he) is one of the youngest people in this state to commit the offence of felony murder."<br /><br />He said his client comes from a "much loved" background.</p>.<p>The lawyer said that despite phone intercepts recording the boy boasting the killing, there was remorse and the unintentional murder was a result of his immaturity and a spontaneous attempted robbery of Nitin Garg's mobile phone.<br /><br />Prosecutors have told the court that he discussed a potential alibi with his parents before his arrest.<br /><br />Justice Paul Coughlan described the case as "desperately sad." He will be sentenced at a later date.</p>.<p>"It's a desperately sad case from everyone's point of view," Justice Paul Coghlan said adding, "How a young man of this background finds himself here is just sad really."<br /><br />The boy, whose identity has not been revealed, pleaded guilty to murder in April and is facing a maximum sentence of life in prison.<br /><br />He stabbed the 21-year-old Garg as he walked to work through a park in Yarraville in January last year.<br /><br />Garg's murder sparked outrage in India. </p>.<p>Justice Coghlan said he understood the boy would deny the crime when questioned by police.<br /><br />"He's a kid, he did what any of us would have done (at his age)...I grew up in a very, very helpful and loving family but I wasn't necessarily always just a good boy."<br /><br />Prosecutor Amanda Forrester said there is "no evidence of any racial motivation in this crime".<br /><br />"This was a pointless act of violence...the offender went out of his house armed with a very serious weapon."<br /><br />Justice Coghlan said the propensity of young people to carry knives was a significant concern.<br /><br />"If he didn't have the knife it wouldn't have occurred."</p>.<p>"Sentencing you is not going to be easy, I must say," Justice Coghlan said. </p>
<p>At a plea hearing in the Victorian Supreme Court, Defence lawyer Marcus Dempsey told the Supreme court "At 15 and a half it seems (he) is one of the youngest people in this state to commit the offence of felony murder."<br /><br />He said his client comes from a "much loved" background.</p>.<p>The lawyer said that despite phone intercepts recording the boy boasting the killing, there was remorse and the unintentional murder was a result of his immaturity and a spontaneous attempted robbery of Nitin Garg's mobile phone.<br /><br />Prosecutors have told the court that he discussed a potential alibi with his parents before his arrest.<br /><br />Justice Paul Coughlan described the case as "desperately sad." He will be sentenced at a later date.</p>.<p>"It's a desperately sad case from everyone's point of view," Justice Paul Coghlan said adding, "How a young man of this background finds himself here is just sad really."<br /><br />The boy, whose identity has not been revealed, pleaded guilty to murder in April and is facing a maximum sentence of life in prison.<br /><br />He stabbed the 21-year-old Garg as he walked to work through a park in Yarraville in January last year.<br /><br />Garg's murder sparked outrage in India. </p>.<p>Justice Coghlan said he understood the boy would deny the crime when questioned by police.<br /><br />"He's a kid, he did what any of us would have done (at his age)...I grew up in a very, very helpful and loving family but I wasn't necessarily always just a good boy."<br /><br />Prosecutor Amanda Forrester said there is "no evidence of any racial motivation in this crime".<br /><br />"This was a pointless act of violence...the offender went out of his house armed with a very serious weapon."<br /><br />Justice Coghlan said the propensity of young people to carry knives was a significant concern.<br /><br />"If he didn't have the knife it wouldn't have occurred."</p>.<p>"Sentencing you is not going to be easy, I must say," Justice Coghlan said. </p>