Woman jailed 27 years for murdering elderly man
Danielle Birchall, 49, closed her eyes as Victorian Supreme Court Justice Christopher Beale handed down her sentence on Friday morning.
Birchall sneaked into Kon Kritikos' Coburg home on November 11, 2020, and beat the 87-year-old with a weapon before leaving him for dead.
She told a series of lies to cover up the murder and returned to Mr Kritikos' home with her partner, his son George Kritikos, later that evening.
The couple found Mr Kritikos on the floor, surrounded by blood, moaning but still semi-conscious.
George asked his father "who did it?" to which he replied "afti, afti, afti" in Greek, meaning "she did it".
Mr Kritikos was taken to hospital but died two weeks later from his injuries.
Birchall pleaded not guilty to Mr Kritikos' murder but a jury found her guilty of the crime in November 2024.
Justice Beale described the killing as vicious as he sentenced Birchall to 27 years behind bars.
She will be eligible for parole after 20 years.
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