We, the
members of Unit 1012: The VFFDP, whose group consists of families and friends
of murdered victims, will show our support to Aggie Di Mauro, the mother of Celeste
Manno, in her campaign for major law reform. We will never forget her
daughter.
Mrs Di Mauro said she
will continue to fight for change in the honour of her daughter
Devastated
mother of Celeste Manno, 23, killed by a stalker reveals her heartbreak at not
being able to save her daughter's life - as she campaigns for major law reform
·
Celeste Manno was allegedly stabbed to death in
her Melbourne home last year
·
Former colleague Luay Sako, 35, was charged with murder and
is facing court
·
She had reported her alleged stalker to police twice and
had a restraining order
·
Her mum Aggie Di Mauro is campaigning for changes to
Victoria's stalking laws
·
Mrs Di Mauro is devastated she could not save her and 'will
not fail her again'
The heartbroken mother of a
Celeste Manno, who was killed by a stalker, is fighting for a major law reform
in honour of her daughter.
Ms Manno, 23, was allegedly
stabbed to death as she slept at her family's home in Mernda in Melbourne's
north on November 16 last year.
Her former work colleague Luay
Sako, 35, was charged with her murder and remains on remand pending a
trial.
Celeste
reported the alleged stalking twice to police, before taking out an
intervention order - which was in place at the time of her death, a court
previously heard.
Celeste Manno
|
(November 22, 1996 to
November 16, 2020) [PHOTO SOURCE: https://twitter.com/margpies4life/status/1328535685259616257/photo/1] |
Now her devastated mother Aggie Di Mauro is campaigning for the Victorian government to amend stalking laws.
Mrs Di Mauro said she looks at
her daughter's photo daily and promises her she will keep fighting until
changes are made.
'I'm her mum, it happened in our
home, in the middle of the night. I should have been able to do
something,' Mrs Di Mauro told A Current Affair.
'I say to her, "I already
failed you - and I can't fail her again.
'The choice was not to get out of
bed, or do something for my daughter, I knew it's something she'd want me to
do.'
The Victorian Law Reform
Commission has opened a consultation which allows the community to voice
concerns about issues with the law to be reviewed.
The commission then makes
recommendations and advises the Attorney General on how to improve the state's
laws.
One of the many issues listed
within the paper is how police are not equipped with a specific code of
practice on managing stalking cases.
'Police
have limited written guidance on how to manage non-family violence stalking
offences,' the paper reads.
'By
contrast, Victoria Police has a Code of Practice to guide decision making in
situations of family violence.'
Mrs
Di Mauro said she finds it 'incredible' that it took her daughter's death to
shine a spotlight on cracks in the system.
Between
March 2020 to March this year, there were 14,000 reports of stalking - but an
estimated 85 per cent of incidents are not reported to police.
QC
Tony North, who is leading the commission, said the current intervention order
system deals with both minor issues, such as neighbourhood disputes, and
serious offences like stalking, which can lead to murder.
He
said the police guidelines in place do little to help officers differentiate
the seriousness of cases and how to respond them accordingly.
Celeste Manno in blue
dress
VICTIMS
OF STALKING HELPLINES
NSW
Victims Access Line: 1800 633 063, Aboriginal Contact Line : 1800 019 123
QLD
Victim Assist 1300 546 587
SA
Victims of Crime 08 8204 9635
WA
Victim Support Service 1800 818 988
NT
Crime Victims Services Unit (financial): 1800 460 363 , Victims of Crime
(support) 1800 672 242
ACT
Victim Support : 1800 822 272
TAS
Victims of Crime Service : 1300 300 238
VIC
: Victims of Crime Helpline : Call 1800 819 817 Text 0427 767 891
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1996 to November 16, 2020)
Devastated mother of Celeste Manno, 23, killed by a stalker reveals her heartbreak at not being able to save her daughter's life - as she campaigns for major law reform
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Celeste Manno for you sweet baby girl. You would be so proud of your mum and your lil brother! I know your mum believes she failed you BUT you and I know this is not true. I also know the Australian public will stand by your mum as we all will, for we are not only fighting for 'Celeste's Law' to protect all Australians from VILE STALKERS, but we are doing this for you, because we know, if you could, you would fight this fight too! If the Death Penalty were still in place you would probably still be with us, so I couldn't agree more, bring back the DEALTH PENALTY for VILE ENTITLED CREATURES for they are not men and women, BUT DEMONS in disguise!
https://www.facebook.com/grace.dimauro.7/posts/5983116181760664
Mrs Di Mauro said she will continue to fight for change in the honour of her daughter
Brave mum calls for stalking law reform [VIDEO]
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https://www.facebook.com/1299628893521812/videos/170753401826114
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