December 19th 2024.
A man has been sentenced to 37 years in prison for the brutal murder of his wife, who was killed in front of their teenage children with an axe. The judge, Amanda Fox, delivered the sentence today and stated that the attack was both horrific and ruthless.
The man, Dinush Kurera, appeared unfazed as he blinked and stared straight ahead while the sentence was read. He will have the possibility of parole after serving 30 years. The incident occurred on December 3, 2022, when Kurera claimed he acted in self-defense by stabbing his wife Nelomie Perera with an axe and knife at their home in Melbourne. However, the jury rejected his story and found him guilty of murder after only three hours of deliberation in August.
Justice Fox did not hold back in her description of the attack, calling it brutal and horrific. She stated that Kurera was clearly filled with rage at the time and acted out of a sense of entitlement and ownership over his wife. According to her, he believed that Nelomie deserved to be killed for leaving him, excluding him from their home, and seeing other men.
The couple's teenage children were present during the attack and even tried to intervene, with their 16-year-old daughter attempting to stop her father as he grabbed a knife. Both children gave testimony at the trial and shared in their victim impact statements the distress they endured throughout the court proceedings.
If you or someone you know is in need of support, the National Sexual Assault, Domestic and Family Violence Counselling Service at 1800RESPECT is available to provide assistance. Let us all work towards ending these acts of violence and creating a safer and more compassionate world for everyone.
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