Breaking | Man jailed for 'positively evil' rape and murder of Hong Kong pastry chef in Melbourne

The man who raped and murdered a Hong Kong pastry chef in Melbourne was sentenced to 33 years in prison by an Australian court on Friday, as a judge called his actions “positively evil” and “every woman’s, as well as every parent’s worst nightmare”.

Justice Betty King gave homeless Scott Allen Miller, 42, a 33-year sentence with a minimum term of 28 years at the Supreme Court of Victoria for the murder of Renea Lau Yuk-ling, 32.

“Renea Lau had never met you, had never seen you...you merely passed her in the street, and as a result of that she is now dead at your hands in the most brutal and sadistic manner,” said King in her judgment, according to a court transcript.

The court heard that Lau was walking along St Kilda Road, near a park area, at 5.30am when Miller did something to scare her. She then tried to run away from Miller, but he chased her and overpowered her.

He then repeatedly punched Lau’s head into the concrete ground until she was unconscious. He then dragged her onto a grassy area where he stripped and raped her.

Miller then hitch-hiked to Eden in New South Wales, where he was arrested after a three-day manhunt.