THE four-week NSW Supreme Court trial of Paul Darren Mulvihill for the murder of Rachelle Yeo, whose parents live in Nelson Bay, ended last Monday with a guilty verdict.
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The jury took less than two hours to reach its decision on March 10.
Though reluctant to talk about the case before the judicial process had "run its course", Rachelle's father, Roger Yeo, said justice had been served.
"There are certainly no winners in cases like these," Mr Yeo said.
"And there [are] unfortunately too many of them, over 70 similar cases a year, where women are murdered by their partner or ex-partner."
Mulvihill, 46, maintained his innocence during the trial, saying he acted in self-defence when Ms Yeo was stabbed twice with a large kitchen knife at her North Curl Curl apartment in Sydney's north on July 16, 2012.
Mulvihill said Ms Yeo attacked him with the knife while the pair were arguing on the night of her murder.
His wife, Theresa Mulvihill, gave evidence against him, telling the jury that on the day of Ms Yeo's death he rang her saying "she's gone".
The murder followed an affair between Mulvihill and Ms Yeo, who worked together at pharmaceutical company Sanofi Aventis.
Justice Elizabeth Fullerton will sentence him later this year.
Mr Yeo and his wife, Kathy, thanked all involved in the case and court process including friends and family, Justice Fullerton, the jury, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions and the NSW Police Force.
"They [police] have left no stone unturned in pursuit of evidence to prove the case against the accused despite many setbacks along the way," Mr Yeo said.
"Unfortunately, much of that evidence doesn't make it to court as the law either excludes its use or makes it difficult to use."
Mrs Yeo, on asked why she wore yellow every day of the trial, said it was Rachelle's colour.
"A friend of hers said that if Rachelle was a colour, she would be yellow," Mrs Yeo said. "It's her energy and so I wore yellow every day to remember that and to help with the case."
