Widower stuns court with compassionate wish for teen who killed his wife Rosemary Franzidis in high-speed crash

Key points

• A teenager who was high on drugs and speeding when he killed a 69-year-old grandmother has been sentenced to seven and a half years in jail in Brisbane Supreme Court. He pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
• Rosemary Franzidis died in November 2024 after the teenager ran a red light in a stolen Audi and hit her car at 136km/h in Murrumba Downs. Because the crash happened before new adult-crime, adult-time laws took effect, he will not face those penalties.
• Her husband, Jean-Paul Franzidis, told the court he wished the young man would find someone to love him.