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Woman Killed After Ex-Colleague-Turned-Stalker Stabs Her 23 Times While Her Mother Slept In The Next Room

A young woman was killed after an ex-colleague‐turned-stalker broke into her bedroom and stabbed her 23 times while her mother slept nearby.

International Business Times UK · Jan 14

Millions of Australians stalked, women often targeted

Women are more likely to have been stalked than men, with one in seven Australians revealing they have been subjected to the behaviour since they were a teen.

AAP · Oct 16, 2024

Calls for reform, march in Celeste Manno's name

Family and supporters of Celeste Manno have marched, calling for law reform after the young woman was murdered by a man who was stalking her.

AAP · Mar 24, 2024

Mother confronts man who stabbed her daughter to death

A forensic specialist has contradicted the claims of a murderer, that some of the 23 stab wounds suffered by Celeste Manno were caused by breaking glass.

AAP · Jan 29, 2024

Celeste Manno's confessed killer dumps lawyers

A man who has admitted Celeste Manno's murder has dumped his lawyers a week out from a three-day pre-sentence hearing, where he will now represent himself.

AAP · Jan 22, 2024

Celeste Manno remembered in vigil on parliament steps

Mourners have gathered to honour the memory of Celeste Manno and unfurled a banner containing the names of more than 1000 slain women and children.

AAP · Oct 18, 2023

Mum of woman stabbed to death in her bed comes face-to-face with daughter’s killer

Celeste Manno’s mother Aggie Di Mauro stared down her daughter’s killer Luay Sako for the first time as he pleaded guilty to her murder in Australia

Daily Mirror · Apr 8, 2023

Victoria police failing to take stalking victims seriously, report finds

In wake of Celeste Manno’s death, law reform body says stalking ‘often minimised or trivialised’ and victims are being left to manage alone

The Guardian - AU · Apr 6, 2022