Bekkie-Rae Curren-Trinca death: chilling final text young mum sent before she was killed by partner

A young mum who was brutally bashed to death by her drug-addled boyfriend was planning to leave him and had even warned friends he might kill her in chilling final texts.

Bekkie-Rae Curren-Trinca, 28, from Warrnambool, Victoria, was beaten to death by her partner Paul McDonough in November 2019 after he had been released from prison on bail for an unrelated offence.  

The mother of a two-year-old daughter had been in contact with domestic violence support services half a dozen times and was ready to report McDonough to police.

But Ms Curren-Trinca’s devastated family believe she was ‘failed by the system’, revealing that emergency responders told them her injuries were ‘the worst domestic violence incident they’d ever seen’.

‘The senseless, brutal and dehumanising nature of her death has left us traumatised,’ said Demi Trinca, the victim’s sister.

Bekkie-Rae Curren-Trinca, 28, from Warrnambool, Victoria, was beaten to death by her thuggish partner Paul McDonough in Novermber 2019

McDonough messaged Ms Curren-Trinca (pictured together), promising not to abuse her:  'Come home babe, I promise I won't start on ya,' he wrote

McDonough messaged Ms Curren-Trinca (pictured together), promising not to abuse her:  ‘Come home babe, I promise I won’t start on ya,’ he wrote 

‘The vivid memories I have of my sister lying in hospital screaming while her brain slowly dies has left a permanent mark on my psyche.’

The court heard McDonough, 40, had attacked Ms Curren-Trinca after coming home on November 26, 2019 from prison to the flat they shared to find she had packed her bags and was leaving him.

He had been released on bail for unrelated weapons offences.

Neighbours reported seeing McDonough chase Ms Curren-Trinca up the street as she tried to escape at about 5.30pm.

She was limping badly and looked upset. McDonough forced her back into the house where he viciously beat her until she was unconscious. 

Neighbours reportedly heard thuds and doors slamming for half an hour.

‘Come back later,’ McDonough told one concerned neighbour who went to check on them. 

The court heard of the disturbing texts exchanged between Ms Curren-Trinca and her abusive partner

The court heard of the disturbing texts exchanged between Ms Curren-Trinca and her abusive partner

In a chilling act of foresight, the mother-of-one warned her killer what his abuse could lead to

In a chilling act of foresight, the mother-of-one warned her killer what his abuse could lead to

The next morning McDonough called emergency services from a nearby pay phone, telling them there was ‘a lady that needs help’ at his address.

When found, Ms Curren-Trinca’s body was covered in bruises, her hair matted with blood and her two black eyes were so swollen they could not be opened. 

Hours earlier she had told a friend of her fear that ‘he would kill her one day’, the Herald Sun reported. 

In the weeks leading up to her death, she had also sought help at a domestic violence shelter.

In a chilling text message to McDonough a week before he ended her life, Ms Curren-Trinca wrote: ‘You hurt my face and my eye and could easily kill me.

‘I get angry because my daughter needs me and you could easily take that away from her.’

In other confronting messages, McDonough had pleaded with her to come home, promising not to hit her.

‘Come home babe, I promise I won’t start on ya,’ he wrote.

She responded:  ‘I don’t like c**** who condone or act violent towards women, I don’t deserve it…’ 

McDonough was initially charged with intentionally causing serious injury after Ms Curren-Trinca was flown to the Royal Melbourne Hospital in a critical condition.

But a murder charge was laid when her life support was turned off days later on December 4.

Ms Curren-Trinca's family said she had been 'failed' by the system

Ms Curren-Trinca’s family said she had been ‘failed’ by the system 

McDonough handed himself into police a day after the bashing

McDonough handed himself into police a day after the bashing

McDonough pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter on December 8 last year.

His lawyer told the court McDonough, who handed himself into police a day after the bashing, was suffering from a ‘raft of complex mental health problems’ at the time including schizophrenia.

He will be sentenced at a later date.

Kirsty Trinca, the victim’s sister-in-law, told 9News: ‘The only reason she was at the house that day was because he thought she though he wasn’t going to be there. 

‘He was locked up and then that Monday came around and he was let out on bail. The system definitely failed her.’

The victim’s sister, Demi Trinca, said McDonough had shown ‘no remorse’. 

‘There’s regret because he’s been caught but that is it.’

She added: ‘There’s so many reoffenders out there in the world that get away with it time and time again.’

If you or anyone you know is a victim of domestic violence call: 1800 Respect (1800 737 732) 

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