[3][4] On 1 November 2017, Lilley and Lenon were convicted of the murder of Pajich by the Supreme Court of Western Australia,[5] and on 28 February 2018, they were sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 28 years.
[6] Jemma Lilley, originally from Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, was reported to have developed a fascination with violence and serial killers at a young age.
[7][8] Diagnosed with dyslexia at age 6,[7] Lilley watched films about serial killers, dressed up as them and collected butcher knives as hobbies.
On the night of 20 June, police went to the house to search for Pajich, and after digging up concrete tiles in the back yard, they found his body buried in a 30-centimetre-deep (12 in) grave.
[3][14][15] A post-mortem examination established that he had suffered stab wounds to his neck and chest which severed a jugular vein and punctured his liver and lungs.
[18] The court heard that Lenon telephoned Pajich on the morning of 13 June 2016 and invited him to visit her at the house that she and Lilley shared.
Justice Stephen Hall described the murder as "morally repugnant", saying the women killed Pajich for "[their] own pleasure" and the "pitiless pursuit of [their] own desires".
Forrest pleaded guilty to causing bodily harm, claiming to have been "disgusted" by Lenon's crime,[32] and was sentenced to five years' imprisonment.
[33] Boxer Danny Green praised the attack on Lenon on Facebook, writing: "My hat is off to whoever carried out this act.
"[34] In December 2018, it was reported that Lilley was in a romantic relationship with inmate Melony Attwood, a fellow female convicted murderer.