Borce Ristevski to be sentenced TODAY after shock guilty plea over the death of ...

Borce Ristevski to learn his fate: Father-of-two, 55, to be sentenced today after shock guilty plea solved the longstanding mystery over wife's disappearance  - as  daughter stands by her 'loving' dad Borce Ristevski will be sentenced for death of his wife in Victoria on Thursday  The 55-year-old pleaded guilty to manslaughter on eve of murder trial last month Justice Christopher Beale will deliver sentence in the Supreme Court at 10.30am Karen disappeared from the family home in Avondale Heights on June 29 2016 

By Zoe Zaczek For Daily Mail Australia and Australian Associated Press

Published: 17:37 BST, 17 April 2019 | Updated: 17:56 BST, 17 April 2019

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Borce Ristevski will learn his fate on Thursday after entering a shock guilty plea last month to reveal he killed his wife Karen.

The 55-year-old will be likely supported by his 24-year-old daughter Sarah, who provided the court with a compelling character reference.

The sentence will be delivered by Justice Christopher Beale in the Supreme Court of Victoria at 10.30am.

Ristevski pleaded guilty to manslaughter and faces a maximum penalty of 20 years behind bars.

Borce Ristevski (centre) will learn his fate on Thursday after entering a shock guilty plea last month to reveal he killed his wife Karen (left)

Borce Ristevski (centre) will learn his fate on Thursday after entering a shock guilty plea last month to reveal he killed his wife Karen (left)

The unexpected admission came on the eve of his five-week scheduled murder trial in mid-March - after vehemently denying involvement in Karen's death for almost three years.  

Supreme Court Justice Christopher Beale ruled that Ristevski's actions after the killing, when he played the role of grieving husband, could not be used to prove 'murderous intent'.

A new indictment with the lesser charge of manslaughter was subsequently filed and Ristevski pleaded guilty.   

Following the admission, Sarah gave her father a glowing character reference during a pre-sentence plea hearing at the Supreme Court of Victoria.  

'If I could use a few words to describe my dad's personality they would be loving, caring, sympathetic, protective and charismatic,' Sarah said in the character reference that goes on for more than one page.

'Growing up as a family my mum, dad and I were completely inseparable.

'We would spend all of our spare time together and family was everything to us. The love we had for each other was unexplainable, and everyone in our lives saw it.' 

The sentence will be delivered by Justice Christopher Beale in the Supreme Court of Victoria at 10.30am on Thursday morning

The sentence will be delivered by Justice Christopher Beale in the Supreme Court of Victoria at 10.30am on Thursday morning 

Sarah said she had never witnessed her father act violently towards her mother.

'My dad has not had any prior convictions or issues with the law, and I can confidently say that in my 23 years and I have never witnessed any form of violence between my mum and dad,' she said.

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