Father of murder victim Rachelle Yeo talks

Roger Yeo and wife, Kathy, were in the Sydney Supreme Court on Wednesday, April 16, when Paul Darren Mulvihill was sentenced to 29 years jail for killing their 31-year-old daughter Rachelle.

"Rachelle didn't deserve to lose her life," Mr Yeo said.

"She didn't deserve to be stalked or hunted or beaten or killed.

"The message from this story is the same over and over again and again.

"This sort of violent behaviour is not OK."

In March, a jury convicted Mulvihill of stabbing Ms Yeo in the neck and chest at her North Curl Curl apartment on July 16, 2012, after she ended their affair.

The jury did not agree with Mulvihill's version of events, taking less than two hours to convict him of murder.

Mr Yeo said the legal and justice system had performed its role and "performed it well", but they would never stop grieving for their daughter.

"As the surviving victims of any crime will tell you, there is no such thing as closure," Mr Yeo said.

"We will continue to grieve the loss of our daughter, sister, auntie [sic] and friend for the rest of our lives. As we said a few weeks ago after the verdict was reached, there are no winners in cases like these.

"Both families involved in this tragedy have lost members and suffered psychological damage that may never be repaired."

Since his daughter's death Mr Yeo has become a White Ribbon Australia ambassador, spreading the message that violence of any sort was not acceptable in today's society.

He said the one positive outcome from the ordeal had been the strength and courage shown by other women whose lives had been impacted by Mulvihill in the past.

"We're glad they have been able to come forward and speak of their experiences and hopefully it has given them a new look at life," Mr Yeo said.

Mulvihill will be able to apply for parole in February 2035.