Borce Ristevski was on Thursday sentenced to a maximum nine years behind bars with a non-parole period of six for the manslaughter of his wife Karen Ristevski.
Justice Christopher Beale spent about 45 minutes laying out his reasons for the sentence in Court 4 of the Supreme Court in Melbourne.It was a unique case in that prosecutors could not prove how Karen died. They could not say absolutely she was murdered, nor could they disprove that her husband accidentally killed her before covering up what had happened.
"In sentencing you, I must do so on the basis that, when you killed your wife, you did not do so with murderous intent ," he said.Justice Christopher BealeJustice Beale said Karen's death was a serious case of domestic violence, but he could not find if the offence was a mid or upper-range example of manslaughter.
"Many of the domestic violence homicides that I have looked at involve a history of domestic violence, not an outburst of isolated violence. In that regard, your case is atypical."
This sickens me... If you physically kill another human - You need to be behind bars till the day you die! Australia, our Justice system is nothing but a joke! HumanHeadline JusticePartyAu
SkyNewsAust newscomauHQ 9NewsMelb 7NewsMelbourne HumanHeadline TomElliott3AW Clearly one of those reasons was NOT COMMUNITY EXPECTATIONS! Wake up, when will Victorian govt act for the victims, family, friends, citizens. Appeal this & fix this broken system DanielAndrewsMP
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Borce Ristevski to spend at least six years in jail for killing wife Karen'We didn’t get justice today, at all': Karen Ristevski's brother Stephen Williams outside the Supreme Court, following the sentencing of her husband to a minimum of six years in prison Wonder what Karen did this time, must of done some r/entitledparents or r/entitledpeople stuff and this guy did an r/prorevenge or r/nuclearrevenge, maybe even r/supernovarevenge! I wish we could rethink what justice means and he it's best served. The max jail term for manslaughter in Victoria as you correctly state is 20 years. Why bother if this sort of sentence is dished out? Judge said the written character references fell heavily towards the sentence. Have you ever read a written character reference that was bad? 🤔
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Borce Ristevski to spend at least six years in jail for killing wife KarenBorce Ristevski will serve at least six behind bars for killing his wife Karen. But he has still not revealed how he killed her, or why. The courts are really serious about DV huh? NOT LONG ENOUGH! 6 years for taking a person's life is not good enough
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Borce Ristevski to spend at least six years in jail for killing wife KarenBREAKING - Borce Ristevski verdict: 'You have finally accepted responsibility for killing Karen [but] you have not revealed how or why you have killed your wife,' said Justice Christopher Beale. Not long enough. There should have been another 3 years on top for the 3 years he lied to his own daughter about killing her mother. Beale talks a tough game but hits like a wet lettuce leaf. What a joke this is. Makes a mockery of all of us. Lol ...About time we started sacking judges
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Borce Ristevski to spend at least six years in jail for killing wife KarenBorce Ristevski will serve at least six behind bars for killing his wife Karen. But he has still not revealed how he killed her, or why. Is this a joke? Six years?! WTAH!! 9 yrs? killing disposing lying.... you have got to be kidding! women just dont matter 🤬 Killed her, dumped her body, lied and still won't tell the truth. 9 year sentence, with 6 years guaranteed behind bars - pathetic.
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The Sentence of Borce Ristevski, 18 April 2019 | Supreme Court of Victoria Public Portal
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Prosecutors may appeal Ristevski sentence after public outrageThe Director of Public Prosecutions has left the door open to appeal Borce Ristevski's sentence following public outrage that the remorseless wife-killer could walk free in five years. They had better, lock him up for 25 years Man slaughter is not appropriate- he masterminded and killed his wife ! i'm trying to find out if he was born here, could only find that karen was born in NZ, only ask because if he is not an oz born citizen, he could be deported at the end of his sentence. betchya dutton would deport him if his parents weren't born here! Does anyone know
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Borce Ristevski to be sentenced over wife Karen's manslaughterBorce Ristevski, who pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of his wife Karen and dumped her body in remote bushland, is set to learn his jail term. 9News
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Borce may serve just 5 yearsBorce Ristevski, who killed his wife of 27 years, Karen, and dumped her body, is sentenced to nine years but with parole could be freed in under five Disgrace!! Case against him was weak. Not a lot of forensic evidence available and no motive. Could have been 50/50 at trial. 9 years and a conviction better than an acquittal. The Dutton Child Care bonus for Liberal Party donors is in full swing - not one owner of these mega Child Care Centers comes from outside the Liberal Party inner circle. It is a slush fund investment strategy reliant on tax payer dollars.
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