The killer of Clea Rose is back behind bars for a string of burglaries and thefts that ended when he crashed a stolen car into a vehicle carrying two young children and their mother.
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The man, who cannot be named, was just 15 when he struck and killed university student Clea Rose while fleeing from police in a stolen car in 2005. He served time for Ms Rose's death, but has since committed several burglaries and thefts between 2009 and 2010.
Supreme Court Justice John Burns sent the 22-year-old back to prison yesterday, noting that if killing Ms Rose ''didn't produce a lasting commitment for change, then nothing will''.
His recent spate of crime ended in frighteningly similar circumstances to the killing of Ms Rose. He broke into a home in Ainslie in December 2010, stealing a mountain bike and jewellery worth $2800.
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He rode the bike to a second home in Campbell, which he also broke into, stealing an iPad, alcohol and other items, as well as a Mazda3.
Police discovered the stolen car nearby and followed it from a distance, before activating their sirens.
The man made to pull over, slowing down and turning his indicator on, before suddenly accelerating away. He crossed onto the wrong side of the road near Ainslie Primary School about 8am, while the area was busy with parents dropping children off at school.
Police called off the pursuit.
The man failed to give way at an intersection soon after, smashing into a car carrying a six-year-old, a 10-year-old, and their mother.
The crash caused ''substantial damage'' to both cars, although the two children and their mother luckily avoided serious injury, the court heard. The offender got out and ran from the scene.
Police later found him hiding behind a truck in a nearby driveway, and used capsicum spray to help detain him.
In sentencing the man, Justice John Burns talked of the killing of Ms Rose in 2005. He said the man had ''already killed one human being'', but even that was not enough to change his criminal behaviour.
The court heard earlier this year that the man blamed the media focus on him following Ms Rose's death and inadequate support for his return to crime.
But Justice Burns dismissed those claims yesterday, and told the man he was a ''profoundly dishonest person''. ''If it was not for your constant reoffending, your previous crimes would not be reported in the media,'' he said.
The court heard he had shown ''little remorse'' for his crimes and had a high likelihood of reoffending.
Justice Burns sentenced the man to prison until September 2017, with a non-parole period until January 2015.
