❤️HER NAME IS VICKY APOSTOLOPOULOS❤️
For a full day, their love for her flowed.
In courtroom four, her family, friends and colleagues delivered their victim impact statements, telling the judge of the life she lived.
Stories of a woman whose love and joy tied them together for decades were delivered in front of her murderer.
He heard of their enduring sadness and of the ongoing trauma of his actions.
Her name is Vicky Apostolopoulos. She was only 51.
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Zaric stabbed the mum-of-two to death on November 16, 2024 in Bayswater, Victoria.
Moments earlier he had attacked his own son in a drug-fuelled rage.
The boy sought shelter at Vicky’s home. Zaric murdered her in front of her own children.
As Vicky lay dying, her eldest son fought Zaric so he could not harm her youngest boy.
Vicky was the 83rd of 106 Australian women killed in 2024.
Zaric has pleaded guilty to murder and yesterday’s sentencing hearing was told his term in jail should be lenient due to the early plea and other factors.
He will be sentenced at a later date.
The legal system centres on the perpetrator not the victim – it is always about their needs, their future and their past.
There is one day during this process when the victim is humanised – that is the day loved ones come forward to tell her story.
There is one day during this process when the victim is humanised – that is the day loved ones come forward to tell her story.
“She was the heart of our family and the kind of person who would do anything for the people she loved,” Mary’s sister says.
“Vicky had a warmth about her that drew people to her.
“She was caring, compassionate, selfless, and always put others before herself.
“She had a beautiful smile, a kind heart and an incredible ability to make those around her feel loved and valued.
“She was full of kindness and love, and a heart of gold, she was one in a million.”
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