A SCHOOLBOY who tried to kill a fellow student in a hatchet attack is set to be released from youth detention four years after being imprisoned for attempted murder.
The 19-year-old, who has served half of an eight-year sentence, has been granted parole and will be released on Monday.
In 2009, when he was 15, he repeatedly hit a Bridgewater High student on the back of the head with a hatchet and left her to die in bushland by the River Derwent.
Then Chief Justice Ewan Crawford said it was a chilling and horrific crime.
The boy -- who cannot be named as he is a youth offender -- boasted he had killed the girl.
His victim, who was not found until the next day, was in hospital for three months and will suffer the effects of the attack for the rest of her life.
The boy was sentenced to eight years in jail with a minimum term of four years -- which expired on March 18.
He recently applied to the Parole Board for release.
"I was 15 years old when I committed the crime of attempted murder," he told the board.
"I committed the crime out of adolescent stupidity, a troubled frame of mind and a narcissistic personality. I had a complete lack of emotions, a serious lack of empathy and I had an unhealthy sense of self-worth.
"Since coming to Ashley Youth Detention Centre I have attended extensive sessions with a psychologist, these sessions have spanned over my entire detention period to date.
"The time spent with a psychologist has been the major turning point, not just in my life, but in my entire attitude and thought process."
In his report to the board, clinical psychologist Damien Minehan said the risks of the boy reoffending were offset by good family support, plans for further study and the extensive psychological therapy he received during his sentence.
In its written determination, the board said: "At the time of his offending the applicant was young, with the majority of his life still ahead of him. In the last four years of his sentence he has been able to mature, access significant psychological therapy and improve his prospects by engagement in education."
david.killick@news.com.au
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