Minutes after Ricky Balcombe’s family quietly walked from court, supporters of the man jailed for the teenager’s murder 23 years ago shoved, swore at and clashed with media outside the Supreme Court building.

Karl Hague, who stabbed 16-year-old Ricky three times with a knife at Geelong’s Market Square shopping centre one afternoon in May 1995, was on Friday jailed for 26 years after a jury in April found him guilty of murder.

One of Karl Hague's supporters shows off her tattoo of his name. Credit:Jason South

Hague, 44, entered the court with a light ‘‘How you goin’?’’ towards media and then smiled as he chatted with family members as they awaited Justice Lex Lasry to enter to begin his sentence.

About 45 minutes later, Hague told a reporter to ‘‘get your story right’’ and verbally abused her as he was led into custody, where he must spend at least 20 years before he is eligible for parole.