The devastated mother of murdered Melbourne woman Celeste Manno has expressed fury that her daughter’s killer avoided a life sentence, and lashed the state government for failing to enact reforms that could better protect victims of stalking.
She said he committed the crime with “chilling efficiency” and made sure he had the advantage over her by breaking into her bedroom at night.Manno’s family, dressed in all black, bowed their heads and some cried as they heard the sentence. Sako, wearing a grey prison tracksuit, sat expressionless in the dock.
On Thursday, Di Mauro said that after three years of meetings with various stakeholders, including figures in the state government, many promises had been made to change the system and honour Celeste’s legacy, but few had been followed through. on the day of the attack, where he scaled the side fence, walked into the backyard and used a hammer to smash the glass of her bedroom window. He was also carrying a knife he had bought three months earlier.