The Judge has detailed how Borce Ristevski made a written offer in Sep 2018 (about a month after he was committed to stand trial) to plead guilty to manslaughter. Back then it was rejected, as Borce wasn’t prepared to explain how or why Karen was killed @10NewsFirst
RISTEVSKI: whatever happened on the morning of the 29th June your counsel said it must be treated as an isolated act of domestic violence. @7NewsMelbourne
RISTEVSKI: this is a serious case of domestics violence. Karen was not only your wife - she was the devoted mother of Sarah. Karen was killed by you in her own home. A place that should’ve been a sanctuary for her. @7NewsMelbourne
Justice Christopher Beale has emphasised Karen Ristevski was killed in her own home, a place that should have been a sanctuary for her, “she should have felt safe and secure and protected.” @10NewsFirst
The Judge has quoted Sarah Ristevski’s character reference for her father, “I can confidently say that in my 23 years I have never witnessed any form of violence between my mum and dad.” @10NewsFirstMelb
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