A judge ruled that a 93-year-old man was mentally competent when he stabbed his wife of 67 years to death, despite later being diagnosed with dementia. The family of the victim, Maria Dimasi, expressed their pain and called for greater awareness about domestic violence.
grandmother who was stabbed to death by her husband has been left unable to "forgive the evil act that took place".Her husband, Francesco Dimasi, will never stand trial for murder because of his severe dementia, despite the judge agreeing he caused her death beyond a reasonable doubt.Maria Dimasi is being remembered as an "incredible" person and a beloved pillar of her community.
A judge ruled her 93-year-old husband was mentally competent when he stabbed his wife of 67 years to death inside their home at Findon in the city's western suburbs, and that the attack was not the result of dementia, which he was later diagnosed with.He said the family "can't forgive the evil act that took place".Maria's daughter Carmel Ieraci and son Francesco Dimasi spoke to media in Adelaide today.
Maria's daughter Carmel Ieraci said the family feels "some sort of peace in knowing that the truth has prevailed". "Our lives will never be the same and neither will the state and all who knew Maria Dimasi," she said.While the family did not want to speak specifically about their case, they said there needs to be more awareness around domestic violence because of the prevalence in which it's being perpetrated.Support is available from the National Sexual Assault, Domestic and Family Violence Counselling Service at 1800RESPECT .
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