PERTH, Australia, March 7 (UPI)

Two young Australian women were sentenced to life in prison Friday for sealing their own relationship by killing a teenage girl.

Valerie Parashumti, 19, and Jessica Stasinowsky, 21, must serve at least 24 years before they will be eligible for parole, The West Australian reported.

The lesbian couple, who lived in Perth, were convicted of battering Stacey Mitchell, 16, with a chunk of concrete. They kissed over her body and filmed themselves, using a cell phone, showing the video to some of their friends.

Justice Peter Blaxell said he was horrified by the pleasure they showed.

“It is also very troubling that you do not show any remorse or shame for what you did, instead, appear to be amused and jubilant,” he told them.

Blaxell said authorities should keep them separate in prison. Margaret Quirk, who heads the prison service, said they both will be in Bandyup Women’s Prison, the only maximum-security institution for women, but will be in different units, Perth Now reported.

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