Ljube Velevski, the man who murdered his wife and three children in their Berkeley home, has refused to seek parole.
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Velevski was sentenced to a maximum of 25 years' imprisonment in 1997 for killing his 25-year-old wife Snezana and their daughters, Zaklina, 6, and infant twins Daniela and Dijana.
His non-parole period of 19 years expired in 2016, but a month before his minimum sentence ended the Serious Offenders Review Council decided "that release on parole was not appropriate'' as he had not addressed his offending behaviour.
Since then, Velevski has failed to apply for parole.
On Friday, the State Parole Authority declined to consider parole for Velevski after he refused to make an application.
He is due for release from prison in July next year, at the expiration of his sentence.
On June 20, 1994, the bodies of Snezana and her children Zaklina, Daniela and Dijana were found in the Velevski family's Castle Court home.
Their throats had been cut and a knife was hidden under the bed.
Velevski told police his wife must have killed their children before taking her own life.
But a coroner found Snezana could not have inflicted the injury she suffered so cleanly.
With no signs of a struggle, investigators believed the victims knew their killer, and Velevski was subsequently prosecuted and convicted.
He maintained his innocence and took his appeal to the High Court, but it failed.
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Natalie Croxon
Reporter at the Illawarra Mercury, mostly covering social affairs. Previously of the Bendigo Advertiser, Northern Daily Leader and Quirindi Advocate. Our Watch award winner.
Reporter at the Illawarra Mercury, mostly covering social affairs. Previously of the Bendigo Advertiser, Northern Daily Leader and Quirindi Advocate. Our Watch award winner.
