Bro of Brit backpacker thrown off bridge by drifter who mugged her for 75p wants to confront her freed killer 20yrs on

THE heartbroken brother of a teen Brit backpacker thrown from a bridge by a drifter who mugged her for 75p wants to confront her killer 20 years on. Ian Previte – who was released from jail on parole in 2020 – murdered 19-year-old Caroline Stuttle as she travelled in Australia in April 2002 while on her gap year. Caroline Stuttle was killed while travelling in Australia in 2002 Ian Previte was convicted of murder and caged in 2004 Richard Stuttle wants to confront his sister’s killer Caroline, from York, had been working on a farm in Bundaberg picking tomatoes to earn extra cash with pal Sarah Holiday when she was ambushed by Previte after walking to a payphone to chat to her boyfriend. Previte was high on drugs when he grabbed Caroline on Burnett River Bridge and, during a struggle over her bag, she was pushed over a railing – plunging 33ft to the ground. She suffered horror injuries to her skull and spine and sadly died. The backpack Previte – who has never revealed why he killed the teen – was after for drug money contained just 75p Previte was convicted of murder and robbery in 2004 and handed a life sentence – serving just 15 years as he was freed on parole in May 2020. Caroline’s devastated brother Richard – who was just 24 when his sister was brutally killed – wants to know exactly why his sister was cruelly murdered by Previte. Most read in The Sun DOCTOR'S ORDERS Urgent warning to all Brits who had Omicron in December PARKING MAD Brits face 'avalanche' of £70 parking fines after new rules come into force AIR IT OUT Woman shares clever trick to dry clothes with no tumble dryer in under two hours 'MORTIFIED' Top telly couple call in lawyers after X-rated sex tape leaks online mixing it up Little Mix's Perrie Edwards looks unbelievable as she poses in skimpy bikini WALK IT OFF Walker hit with THREE-GAME Champions League ban for kick on Andre Silva He told the Sunday Mirror: “Nothing he can say will change what’s happened but I’d be interested to know what he feels now. “I’d sit down with Previte if the opportunity came up and have a conversation. “I’m the type of person who needs to know everything. I’m sure he didn’t wake up that morning planning to do it. The way we didn’t wake up thinking it was going to happen.” Richard, an artist, says his family’s lives “changed forever” as he felt “a piece of his heart had been ripped out” after Caroline’s murder. “In later years, it has manifested itself as times when you are an emotional wreck, or you have overloaded yourself and you are burned out,” he added. “But it certainly made me the person I am. “My parents are getting older and there is only me to deal with that. They are broken people and have been for 20 years.” A new TV documentary about the horror killing is set to air next Saturday at 10pm on Quest Red, featuring new interviews with detectives and Caroline’s parents Alan and Marjorie. Richard said: “It is a fitting tribute to Caroline, to tell her story again. We need to refresh it for the next generation. “She was just an ordinary girl going off and travelling, following her dreams.” Richard and his parents set up a charity – Caroline’s Rainbow Foundation – to educate youngsters on travel safety after her death, and will be rolling out a new virtual reality education programme this year. “We didn’t think we would still have a charity 20 years later but she’s given us a lifetime’s work and a driving force to help people,” Richard added. “Caroline has saved many lives, even though she is not here.” Caroline would have turned 40 this September