The family of murder victim Alois Rez say they haven’t achieved full closure, despite the pair found guilty in relation to his death being sentenced in the NSW Supreme Court on Friday.
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Raymond Isaac Roff was given a 32-year jail sentence with a 24-year non-parole period on a charge of murder, while Sarah Renea Tarrant received a term of 10 years and eight months behind bars, with her non-parole period set at eight years on a charge of manslaughter.
It means Tarrant won’t be eligible for release from prison until 2023 while Roff will be behind bars until at least 2037.
The court heard the pair had concocted a plan to kill Mr Rez back in July 2013, which was executed when Tarrant, who was in a long-term relationship with Mr Rez, crushed up some sleeping pills given to her by Roff.
Alois Rez’s children, family and friends need closure and to be able to say goodbye.
- A statement from Alois Rez's mother Zonia
Once Mr Rez was asleep Roff came to their house and killed him in an unknown manner before dumping the body, which is yet to be found.
In a statement to the Daily Liberal, Mr Rez’s mother Zonia said the family is “glad justice is finally served” but reiterated their push for “no body, no parole”.
“Alois Rez’s children, family and friends need closure and to be able to say goodbye,” the statement reads.
“Please give us our son, brother, father, uncle, nephew and cousin back. We all do not deserve to have a life sentence.
“Please everybody support the no body, no parole cause on Facebook.
“Of course we will forever be grieving and would like closure in the form of his body given back to us to hold a burial ceremony.”
Orana Local Area Command’s Detective Sergeant Scott Baker said Friday’s sentencing hearing was the culmination of more than three years work by his team.
“It’s been a long investigation put together by a dedicated team,” he said.
“It’s a good outcome and it’s some form of closure with the court proceedings finished, but it plays on our mind we couldn’t give the family the full closure they wanted.”