Crime: Defensive homicide
Occurred: 9 July 2010
Sentenced: 22 August 2011
Where: 12 Amelia Crescent, Doncaster
Convicted: Zlatko (Boris) Svetina - son
Victim: Tomislav Svetina - father
What happened?
On the night of 8 July 2010, Boris broke into his father's house and turned off the lights “to flush him”. Tomislav came down the stairs, armed with a tomahawk. There was an ensuing struggle where Boris managed to get hold of the tomahawk and stabbed Tomislav with it 10 times before fleeing the home. Tomislav's body was discovered four days later.
Victim's background
Tomislav, born and raised in Croatia, was 74 when he was killed. He was an electrical fitter by trade. In poor health, he had injuries from a serious car accident, heart disease and a past incidence of bowel cancer.
Boris was the eldest of Tomislav's two sons. After Boris got divorced, he moved in with Tomislav and Tomislav's wife until Tomislav's wife left the home. Tomsilav blamed Boris for the breakdown of his marriage, believing that Boris encouraged his wife to leave. In November 2010, Tomsilav accused his wife of seeing other men on the internet. He grabbed her by the hair and ripped her top. She ran to the neighbours while he destroyed things in the garage with a hammer. The police were called. The next morning, Tomislav went to his wife's property, entered through a window and stabbed his wife in the mouth and the arm. Boris ran to his mother's rescue, took the knife and restrained Tomsilav while he waited for the police. Tomsilav was in prison until March 2010. He deeply hated his son and refused to talk to him. He also rearranged his financial affairs to ensure that Boris would receive no inheritance. He told other people that he kept a tomahawk beside his bed and that if Boris came near him he would attack him with it.
Boris' background
Boris was born in Croatia and moved to Melbourne after primary school. He was 52 years old when he killed his father and is divorced with two children. After leaving school part-way through Year 11 he began a career in community care and nursing and spent many years working with people with disabilities and in crisis accommodation units.
Outcome of trial: Boris pleaded not guilty to defensive homicide. A jury found otherwise.
Sentence: 7 years before eligible for parole (11 years max). He has already served over a year of his sentence in remand.
Occurred: 9 July 2010
Sentenced: 22 August 2011
Where: 12 Amelia Crescent, Doncaster
Convicted: Zlatko (Boris) Svetina - son
Victim: Tomislav Svetina - father
What happened?
On the night of 8 July 2010, Boris broke into his father's house and turned off the lights “to flush him”. Tomislav came down the stairs, armed with a tomahawk. There was an ensuing struggle where Boris managed to get hold of the tomahawk and stabbed Tomislav with it 10 times before fleeing the home. Tomislav's body was discovered four days later.
Victim's background
Tomislav, born and raised in Croatia, was 74 when he was killed. He was an electrical fitter by trade. In poor health, he had injuries from a serious car accident, heart disease and a past incidence of bowel cancer.
Boris was the eldest of Tomislav's two sons. After Boris got divorced, he moved in with Tomislav and Tomislav's wife until Tomislav's wife left the home. Tomsilav blamed Boris for the breakdown of his marriage, believing that Boris encouraged his wife to leave. In November 2010, Tomsilav accused his wife of seeing other men on the internet. He grabbed her by the hair and ripped her top. She ran to the neighbours while he destroyed things in the garage with a hammer. The police were called. The next morning, Tomislav went to his wife's property, entered through a window and stabbed his wife in the mouth and the arm. Boris ran to his mother's rescue, took the knife and restrained Tomsilav while he waited for the police. Tomsilav was in prison until March 2010. He deeply hated his son and refused to talk to him. He also rearranged his financial affairs to ensure that Boris would receive no inheritance. He told other people that he kept a tomahawk beside his bed and that if Boris came near him he would attack him with it.
Boris' background
Boris was born in Croatia and moved to Melbourne after primary school. He was 52 years old when he killed his father and is divorced with two children. After leaving school part-way through Year 11 he began a career in community care and nursing and spent many years working with people with disabilities and in crisis accommodation units.
Outcome of trial: Boris pleaded not guilty to defensive homicide. A jury found otherwise.
Sentence: 7 years before eligible for parole (11 years max). He has already served over a year of his sentence in remand.
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