Lachlan Young spent 18 months denying guilt after murdering his estranged partner Hannah McGuire. Photo: HANDOUT/AAP

The last time Hannah McGuire's friends saw the 23-year-old, she was happy, bouncing with energy and optimistic.

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She was back playing netball, a sport she'd always loved, and making it known that she was ready to put her ugly break-up with Lachlan Young firmly behind her.

But instead of seizing the chance to live out the bright future she'd planned, Hannah was dead within hours of leaving training.

Despite her resolve, she and Young met up again and argued at the hom

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