Thomas Kelly's one punch killer breaks his silence after walking free trends now
A one-punch killer who spent 11-years behind bars for a deadly unprovoked attack on a young man has spoken out for the first time after being released.
Kieran Loveridge, 30, was released from Broken Hill prison two weeks ago, after he fatally struck 18-year-old Thomas Kelly with a single punch in Sydney's Kings Cross back in July 2012.
The attack led the New South Wales Government to introduce strict mandatory sentencing laws for drunk violence and controversial lockout laws, which forced nightclubs and bars to refuse entry after 1.30am.
Loveridge told the Daily Telegraph he was just a kid who 'messed up' by punching Thomas as he'd never meant to kill him.
Thomas Kelly (pictured) was died after an attack from one-punch killer Kieran Loveridge in July 2012
Loveridge (left) was released from prison two weeks ago
'I was 18, I was still at school when that happened. I wasn't off the rails, I just went out and made a mistake,' he said.
'I went out that night, and unfortunately, I made a mistake, and I woke up going far out, I'm going to jail.'
He said was 'extremely remorseful' for his crimes, something Thomas' parents don't believe.
'They have been there in court when I have said sorry to them, I'm not sure what else I can do,' Loveridge said.
He now aims to educate young men about the dangers of alcohol and violence.
Loveridge, who assaulted four others on the night he killed Thomas Kelly, initially got a sentence of just four years, but on appeal, this was raised to a minimum of 10 years and a maximum of 13 years and eight months.
Mr Kelly's parents, Kathy and Ralph, initially supported the parole, but last month they said that they did so based 'on a pack of lies' and that Loveridge had shown no remorse.
At the April parole hearing, they learned Loveridge had been repeatedly violent during his years in prison,
