The father of Claremont serial killer victim Ciara Glennon has spoken after murderer Bradley Robert Edwards was yesterday jailed for a minimum of 40 years.
Denis Glennon said despite the hefty sentence imposed, and the end of a prolonged investigation and judicial process, there was no "closure" for the family.
"There is no such experience as closure. Our life is now divided into two very distinct parts – with Ciara, and without Ciara," he said.
Ms Glennon, a 27-year-old lawyer, vanished in March 1997.
Her body was found in bushland 19 days later.
"It is unnatural for a parent to bury a child and to have Ciara killed in the prime of her life was and is our worst nightmare," Mr Glennon said.
"The suffering is never-ending, it's unimaginable, it's indescribable."
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However, he praised Justice Stephen Hall's sentencing, and said he felt that, as far as it could be served, justice had been done.
"It is apparent from the unexpected applause in the courtroom yesterday that the people of Perth want the convicted person never to be released from prison," Mr Glennon said.
He affirmed his family's continued desire for privacy, saying they would not be taking part in any media interviews or the production of any books or documentaries.
"This has been an exhausting journey for Una, Denise and me," he said.
"We now wish to cease reopening and re-reading that chapter in our lives, and we do not wish to spend further time expressing our views on a perverse, premeditative predator, who ruthlessly sought out young women to rape and kill simply for his own gratification.
"We will continue to try and walk with as much dignity as we can muster through this nightmare we have been catapulted into."
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Though the Glennon family opted to not give victim impact statements in court, Mr Glennon paid tribute to Edwards' two surviving victims who did, saying they would be "forever remembered".
"We witnessed two very brave ladies," he said.
And he closed with a request that he acknowledged many might find surprising.
"I ask that you include in your thoughts and prayers, not only the victims of these horrific crimes, but also the parents of the convicted person," he said.
"They too are in their own crucible of suffering."
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