Man jailed after stabbing Sydney neighbour to death with a beer bottle in front of his parents

A Sydney man has been jailed for at least 17 years after he murdered his neighbour with a smashed beer bottle in front of the victim's parents.

Sateki Siale was in August found guilty of murdering Kelly Ventigadoo, 45, as the older man farewelled his parents outside his Lakemba flat in the early hours of October 11, 2015.

Sydney man Sateki Siale has been jailed for at least 17 years. Source: AAP

NSW Supreme Court Justice Peter Garling on Friday sentenced the 26-year-old to a maximum of 24 years in prison with a non-parole period of 17 years.

Siale had denied murder but admitted smashing a beer bottle on a brick fence then using it to fatally strike Mr Ventigadoo twice in the neck during an attack that lasted less than 15 seconds.

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Siale, who had been drinking for six hours before the attack, had complained about the trio talking too loudly.

At his September sentence hearing, Siale apologised to his victim's family and friends saying: "I don't expect forgiveness but I just want to say I'm sorry".