‘Devastated’ Parents Face Son’s Alleged Killer in Court

Published on April 15, 2024

The grieving parents of a young man allegedly stabbed to death on a quiet Adelaide street say they will be more satisfied when all their son’s accused killers are caught. Kylee Butterick said her family was “just so sad” as they tried to process her son William Holdback’s violent death on Wednesday morning, April 10. “We’re just so devastated that we’ve lost the most beautiful boy, William,” she told reporters outside Adelaide Magistrates Court on April 15. A crowd of Mr. Holdback’s friends and family filled the courtroom as his alleged killer, Liam Slann, appeared via video link....