Life for Victorian schoolgirl killer
A MAN who raped and killed schoolgirl Kylie Maybury on Melbourne Cup day in 1984 will almost certainly die in jail for his “disgusting” crimes — after he evaded justice for over 30 years.
A MAN who raped and killed Melbourne schoolgirl Kylie Maybury in 1984 will almost certainly die in jail for his “disgusting” crimes.
Gregory Keith Davies, 75, pleaded guilty in May to raping and murdering the six-year-old girl on Melbourne Cup day, ending a three-decade mystery over her death.
Supreme Court Justice Lex Lasry sentenced Davies to life behind bars on Thursday for the violent murder, setting a minimum term of 28 years.
Kylie had walked 140m to the shops at suburban Preston East to buy sugar for her mother, but never returned home.
Her body was found face down in a gutter the following day, having been raped, drugged and suffocated by Davies.
“This girl did nothing except walk to a shop and at six years old she lost her life,” the judge said during sentencing.
“You saw her and chose her at random. Your conduct was simply disgusting.
“Having committed these offences, you lied to police at the time and kept what you had done to yourself for 33 years. I wonder how you did it.”
The killer wasn’t identified until 2016 when Davies’ DNA was matched to semen on Kylie’s clothing and genitalia.