Phone messages sent by murdered Melbourne mother Karen Ristevski just days before her disappearance can be revealed for the first time.
The WhatsApp messages sent between Mrs Ristevski and a family friend show her in a pleasant mood, affectionately referring to her husband Borce – a suspect in her murder – as ‘Bozza’.
The messages supplied to news.com.au were sent shortly before Mrs Ristevski – 47 at the time – disappeared from her Melbourne home on June 29 last year.
Messages sent by murdered mother Karen Ristevski just days before her disappearance can be revealed for the first time
The messages were sent just before Mrs Ristevski disappeared from her Melbourne home on June 29 last year
The family insider said Mrs Ristevski’s daughter Sarah (pictured left with her mother) stopped co-operating with the police investigation into the murder as she felt pressured
The WhatsApp messages were sent while the Ristevskis were on holiday in May 2016.
A photo of Borce Ristevski was sent showing him with a sunburnt nose, and Mrs Ristevski said the pair were enjoying their time together.
The final correspondence between Mrs Ristevski and the friend is a message sent on June 30, begging her to get in touch after she disappeared.
‘Hi Karen if you get this please come back everyone’s worried about you,’ the text reads.
The family friend said claims she was having an affair with her ice-addicted stepson Anthony Rickard were untrue, and the Ristevskis’ marriage was ‘great’.
‘They were obviously in love. It was the picture-perfect family, even my own parents admired their family.’
The family friend said claims she was having an affair with her ice-addicted stepson Anthony Rickard were untrue
According to the friend, questioning by the police was similar to ‘abuse’
The 47-year-old’s dead body was found in bushes at Macedon Regional Park about eight months later
The family insider also said Mrs Ristevski’s daughter Sarah stopped co-operating with the police investigation into her mother’s death as she felt pressured into turning against her father Borce.
According to the family friend, police questioning was similar to ‘abuse’.
The family friend said police pressured Sarah to turn on her father, believing he was guilty
They said police pressured Sarah to turn on her father as they believed he was guilty.
‘Their houses, cars and phones were and maybe still are bugged, I’m sure,’ the friend said.
‘I think they just got sick of it because what first was questioning turned into abuse.’
Victoria Police refused to comment on the allegations.
At the time of her disappearance, Mr Ristevski – who was the last person to see his wife alive – told police the pair had an argument about money before she left.
She was last seen at her million-dollar home in Avondale Heights on June 29, 2016.
The 47-year-old’s dead body was found in bushes at Macedon Regional Park about eight months later.
At the time of thedisappearance, Mr Ristevski – who was the last person to see his wife alive – told police the pair had an argument about money before she left