Loathed wife killer Borce Ristevski is mysteriously moved out of high-security prison after being jailed over the death of Karen
Wife killer Borce Ristevski has been moved out of a high-security prison to a correctional centre housing corrupt cops and sex offenders
Wife killer Borce Ristevski has been moved out of a high-security prison to a correctional centre housing corrupt cops and sex offenders.
He is serving out a 13 year jail sentence after being convicted of the manslaughter of his wife Karen Ristevski at their home in Avondale Heights, Melbourne in June 2016.
Until this week, the 56-year-old was being housed at a high security prison for some of the country's worst criminals.
But without explanation he was mysteriously downgraded to the medium security Hopkins Correctional Centre in Ararat, reports the Herald Sun.
The medium-security prison houses 762 criminals – most of whom require isolation from the general prison population - including corrupt cops and sex offenders.
Borce Ristevsk (pictured left) is serving out a 13 year jail sentence after being convicted of the manslaughter of his wife Karen Ristevski(pictured right) at their home in Avondale Heights, Melbourne in June 2016
Inside the Ararat prison there is a swimming pool, basketball courts and a football field
Inside the Ararat prison there is a swimming pool, basketball courts and a football field.
There is a variety of accommodation inside the facility, including single, double and triple cells.
Inmates are also able to take part in a series of reintegration programs, as well as educational and workplace opportunities.
They can work full time in the laundry or kitchen as well as constructing number plates or wood products.
When asked why he was being transferred a spokesperson for the Department of Justice and Community Safety said they were unable to comment on individual prisoners.
The decision was likely made based off a number of factors including good behaviour behind bars and a security assessment.
Borce Ristevski with his wife Karen and their daughter
Borce Ristevski arrives at the Supreme Court in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, March 12, 2019
Sources said inmates were often moved around prisons, and the relocation was not unusual.
The wife killer has kept a low profile behind bars since he was first taken in custody in December 2017.
Since being assaulted on his first day behind bars at the Melbourne Assessment Prison, Ristevski has flown under the radar.
Ristevski repeatedly lied to law enforcement after the death of his wife Karen.
She was reported missing from their home on Oakley Drive in Avondale Heights, in the city's north-west, on June 29, 2016.
For two years he lied about his involvement in her death, even when her decomposing body was found hidden in bushland at Mount Macedone.
The medium security prison is home to 762 convicts – most of whom require isolation from the general prison population and include corrupt police and convicted paedophiles
There is a variety of accommodation inside the facility, including single, double and triple cells
KAREN RISTEVSKI: HOW THE MYSTERY UNFOLDED
June 29, 2016
* Karen Ristevski last seen at her Melbourne home in Avondale Heights
* Her mobile phone pings off a tower in the Macedon Ranges
* A car similar to her black Mercedes SLK coupe spotted by CCTV cameras near Diggers Rest railway station
December 19, 2016
* Police search grassland, waterways, creeks and farms
February 20, 2017
* Karen Ristevski's body found at Mount Macedon Regional Park
A hiker stumbled upon Karen's body between two logs in the Mount Macedon National Park on February 20, 2017
March 6, 2017
* Funeral service held with husband Borce Ristevski a pallbearer, while daughter Sarah leads the procession
August 31, 2017
* Police recreate the journey of Ms Ristevski on the day she went missing in a black Mercedes, identical to hers
December 13, 2017
* Borce Ristevski charged with murder and faces court where a lawyer indicates a not-guilty plea. He is remanded in custody
April 18, 2018
* Ristevski returns to court where it's revealed detectives tapped phone calls and planted listening devices as they investigated the alleged killing, compiling a 22,000-page evidence brief
* Ristevski is granted state-funded legal aid as he fights the allegations
Locked up: Borce Ristevski
March 12, 2019
* Prosecutors suffer a major setback.
A Supreme Court judge rules evidence about Ristevski's conduct after Karen's death could not be used as evidence of he had alleged 'murderous intent'
March 13, 2019
* Ristevski's charge is downgraded and he pleads guilty to Karen's manslaughter death
April 18, 2019
* Ristevski is sentenced to a nine year jail term, with a six year non-parole period
May 13, 2019
* Prosecutors launch bid to increase Ristevski's jail term, labelling his sentence 'manifestly inadequate'.
November 15, 2019
*Appeal hearing at Victoria's Court of Appeal begins
December 6, 2019
*His sentence is increased to 13 years, with a non-parole period of 10
February 16, 2020
* Daughter Sarah Ristevski speaks out on her mother's death and father's conviction in first public interview
Source: AAP, Daily Mail Australia
KAREN RISTEVSKI: HOW THE MYSTERY UNFOLDED
June 29, 2016
* Karen Ristevski last seen at her Melbourne home in Avondale Heights
* Her mobile phone pings off a tower in the Macedon Ranges
* A car similar to her black Mercedes SLK coupe spotted by CCTV cameras near Diggers Rest railway station
December 19, 2016
* Police search grassland, waterways, creeks and farms
February 20, 2017
* Karen Ristevski's body found at Mount Macedon Regional Park
A hiker stumbled upon Karen's body between two logs in the Mount Macedon National Park on February 20, 2017
March 6, 2017
* Funeral service held with husband Borce Ristevski a pallbearer, while daughter Sarah leads the procession
August 31, 2017
* Police recreate the journey of Ms Ristevski on the day she went missing in a black Mercedes, identical to hers
December 13, 2017
* Borce Ristevski charged with murder and faces court where a lawyer indicates a not-guilty plea. He is remanded in custody
April 18, 2018
* Ristevski returns to court where it's revealed detectives tapped phone calls and planted listening devices as they investigated the alleged killing, compiling a 22,000-page evidence brief
* Ristevski is granted state-funded legal aid as he fights the allegations
Locked up: Borce Ristevski
March 12, 2019
* Prosecutors suffer a major setback.
A Supreme Court judge rules evidence about Ristevski's conduct after Karen's death could not be used as evidence of he had alleged 'murderous intent'
March 13, 2019
* Ristevski's charge is downgraded and he pleads guilty to Karen's manslaughter death
April 18, 2019
* Ristevski is sentenced to a nine year jail term, with a six year non-parole period
May 13, 2019
* Prosecutors launch bid to increase Ristevski's jail term, labelling his sentence 'manifestly inadequate'.
November 15, 2019
*Appeal hearing at Victoria's Court of Appeal begins
December 6, 2019
*His sentence is increased to 13 years, with a non-parole period of 10
February 16, 2020
* Daughter Sarah Ristevski speaks out on her mother's death and father's conviction in first public interview
Source: AAP, Daily Mail Australia