The father of a northern NSW woman violently stabbed to death says he's shocked by the depth of "corrosive" anger he feels towards his murderous grandson.
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Leopold Purer's victim impact statement was read before a Supreme Court sentence hearing on Thursday, April 26, for his 21-year-old grandson, Bradley Craig Mottram, who has pleaded guilty to murder.
Mottram was 19 years old when he repeatedly stabbed his 51-year-old mother, Simone Mottram, at her Inverell home on Froude Street in October 2015.
The attack shocked the Inverell community at the time.
Father tortured
Mr Purer's statement says he nearly collapsed and was in disbelief when police told him his daughter was dead and his grandson had been arrested.
More than two years on, his pain and sadness are greater than ever and he's "tortured by intrusive thoughts" and "nightmarish images".
"It has been shocking to discover in myself a depth of anger so corrosive that it makes me capable of having violent thoughts of retribution against my grandson," Mr Puer said.
"Once I would have thought such a thing impossible."
Ms Mottram's partner, Robert Hawke, is constantly reminded of what happened at their home because pieces of blood-stained carpet were removed by crime scene cleaners.
"I can't afford to have the carpet and floor fixed and can't afford to sell the house to start afresh," he said.
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Daughter remembered
Simone's mother, Maureen O'Bryan, says since her daughter's death she's had difficulty envisaging her over the age of two to three.
When she tries to visualise her as a woman she only sees images of her violent death.
Mottram is scheduled to be sentenced by Acting Justice Peter Hidden in June.
Australian Associated Press