Two men have been sentenced in Australia for the "senseless and barbaric" murder of a grandmother, in a case that produced emotional scenes in court from the victim's family and loved ones. The attack, in which the victim, named as Donna Howe, was bashed to death, has drawn strong condemnation from the sentencing court over its brutality.

The killing took place in Caboolture, Queensland, with the two offenders now formally sentenced over their roles in her death. The available report does not detail the specific length of the sentences, the circumstances leading up to the attack, or the men's relationship to the victim, though it confirms the court's characterisation of the crime as both senseless and barbaric.