Family left 'shattered', 'traumatised' by woman's murder, court told (opens original article in a new tab)

A man murdered his estranged wife in Melbourne after years of abuse and intervention order breaches, with the crime partly captured on CCTV.

• Jessie James Tumaliuan murdered his estranged wife Czarina in her backyard in Melbourne on March 27, 2025.
• Tumaliuan had a history of breaching intervention orders and repeatedly assaulted his wife over eight years.
• The court heard Tumaliuan threatened Czarina with 'Your light will end' and killed her after she tried to call emergency services.