The mother of a young woman killed by her psychotic boyfriend who feared she was a demon believes he is the real monster. 9News
"She was not a demon, she was the absolute light of my life," Emerald "Emmy" Wardle's mother Tania told the NSW Supreme Court in Newcastle on Thursday during the sentence hearing for Jordan Brodie Miller.
"As a mother, I know my baby girl died feeling terrified and alone and that is a demon that will stay with me forever.'' Crown prosecutor Lee Carr SC had told the jury Miller's use of drugs and the lack of any early signs of a psychotic illness pointed to the killing being drug-induced, meaning Miller was guilty of murder.Emerald Wardle's mother said she was an "innocent young woman who lost her life, her hopes, her dreams, her future because she loved and trusted a monster".
Mr Carr said on Thursday the attack on Ms Wardle involved "significant ferocity" and the jury's verdict indicated they believed Miller was aware he was killing a human being, not a demon.
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