Quadruple murderer Ljube Velevski has been released on bail after failing to report to a police station in the days since he ended a 25-year sentence for murdering his entire family.
Police issued a warrant for Velevski’s arrest on Friday after he reportedly failed to report to police within seven days of his release from prison, one of his obligations under the Child Protection Registry.
The registry is responsible for monitoring offenders who commit sexual or violent crimes against children.
However, when Velevski saw a news report about the warrant sent by a relative, he rushed to the Oak Flats police station and was arrested, the police reported. Daily Telegram.
In 1994, Velevski brutally slaughtered his partner Snezana, six-year-old daughter Zaklina and newborn twins Daniel and Dijana at their home in Wollongong, before leaving their corpses slit throats.
It is clear that Velevski has returned to the Illawarra area since his release.
An arrest warrant for Ljube Velevski has been settled after he turned himself in and successfully applied for bail
The 57-year-old was given a maximum sentence of 25 years behind bars and walked free from Junee correctional center on July 15.
On Thursday, NSW Attorney General Mark Speakman said that despite the fact that Velevski had committed the “worst crime imaginable” he had served his time and there was no chance of an extended surveillance order or continued detention.
A statement from the state’s Parole Authority confirmed that he had shown no remorse while behind bars or undergoing rehabilitation.
Velevski had seven days after his release from prison to report to his nearest police station to be registered.
His rights and duties would have been explained to him by a specialized police officer.
CPR law requires a person on the registry to provide a range of information to the police, including any aliases and their address.
Velevski (pictured) was a wanted man just days after he was released from his 25-year prison sentence for the brutal murder of his wife and children
It also contains all employer information, any memberships of clubs or organizations that also allow underage members, the registration of their vehicle and all their internet usernames and email addresses.
The police source said it would be alleged that Velevski had not turned up in the required time.
They said, “He had seven days to report and today is eight.”
Velevski claims his wife Snezana locked herself in the bedroom and committed a murder-suicide
On June 20, 1994, police found the bodies of Velevski’s family stacked with their throats open at their Berkeley home in southern Wollongong.
The father initially told police that he hadn’t seen his family since the previous night and that his wife had taken their children into a room and locked the door.
Officers broke into the bedroom and found the bodies piled between a bed and a crib.
Velevski denied killing them, claiming he slept in his daughter’s room for 17 hours before police found their bodies.
He was found guilty after an eight-week trial in 1997, during which a court sentenced him to 25 years in prison for four murders.
Prosecutors believe he killed his family after his wife threatened to leave him.
On June 20, 1994, police found the bodies of Velevski’s family stacked with their throats open at their home in the southern suburbs of Wollongong.
One of the key elements of the trial was proving that it was Velevski who killed his family rather than his wife.
Six forensic experts visited the crime scene, three of whom determined it was likely the father killed his family, while two said it was his partner.
Mendo Josifovski, his wife’s brother, said the judge’s decision was “a joke” and “too lenient” after he sentenced him to 19 years on probation.
Velevski tried to overturn the conviction in the NSW Supreme Court in 1999, but it was rejected.
“The conviction must be quashed … the jury should have had reasonable doubts about the guilt of the accused,” dissident David Kirby said at the time.
“There is, in my opinion, a significant chance that an innocent person has been convicted.”
Wife Snezana (left) and six-year-old Zaklina (right) were brutally murdered by Velevski in 1994 at their home in Wollongong.
Newborn twins Daniel and Dijana also had their throats slit by their father – with prosecutors claiming he committed the murders after his wife threatened to leave him
NSW Attorney General Mark Speakman said that despite the nature of Velevski’s past, he has undergone a risk assessment and is eligible to return to the public
The court heard evidence that Snezana suffered from postpartum depression and that her family had a history of mental health problems, but her midwife said she was “exactly the opposite” of that description.
The case was subsequently appealed to the High Court, where it was also dismissed.
NSW State Parole Authority refused his parole in May 2016 because he was “not involved in any programs to address his violent offence.”
His wife’s family was only informed by journalists that Velevski would go free on Thursday.
They said they were unhappy and had no idea where he might live.