How child killer Justin Stein will be forever watching his back when he's jailed for Charlise Mutten's murder - despite prison bosses hiding him away in protective custody Justin Stein faces long prison sentence for murdering Charlise Mutten Convicted child killer, 34, is in protection behind bars Sentence on August 23 expected to be decades long READ MORE: How jury rejected Justin Stein's 'pack of lies' By Candace Sutton for Daily Mail Australia Published: 20:54 EDT, 22 June 2024 | Updated: 20:54 EDT, 22 June 2024 e-mail View comments Justin Stein blinked rapidly as he was pronounced a child killer on Wednesday and then swayed sideways trying to stand for the jury , as if the truth of being a convicted murderer was just taking hold. But by Thursday morning, waking in his cell at the vast Metropolitan Remand and Reception Centre in western Sydney , the reality would have well and truly sunk in. The 34-year-old's trips from the MRRC in Silverwater to Parramatta Court for the trial and jury's deliberation went for six weeks.
Being brought up handcuffed from the cells to Court 5 might have given Stein a feeling of dread at the looming verdict, but offered some relief from the monotony back in jail. Now that's over, Stein is in the prison's protection wing and - as a child killer - will be among the most reviled inmates along with child sex offenders. Charlise Mutten was murdered by Justin Stein in January, 2022 Justin Stein shops for sand at Bunnings to pour into the barrel wher.
