THE daughter of a murdered man has looked his killer in the eye and told him his evil deed has devastated an entire family.
Her voice cracking with emotion, Brittany Birrell-Williams looked straight at Stuart Barry Russell in the dock of the Supreme Court in Hobart and told him he was a messed up and dangerous man who had left a family stricken with grief at the loss of a beloved father, son and brother.
She said the crime was made even harder to bear by Russell's botched attempt to burn her father's body.
After a nine-day trial, Russell, 40, of Eggs and Bacon Bay, was found guilty of murdering 46-year-old Brett Williams at the southern seaside town last December by a unanimous jury decision this afternoon.
He was also found guilty of attempted arson.
A single hand clap rang out from the public gallery packed with Mr Williams' family as the verdict was announced.
Russell blinked, briefly looked puzzled and grimaced. He repeatedly wiped tears from his eyes as his sentencing hearing unfolded.
In a drunken and unprovoked attack in Mr Williams' kitchen, Russell stabbed the older man four times.
He struck the fatal blow with a steak knife through Mr Williams' heart.
After conducting a bizzare memorial service over the body, Russell returned in an unsuccessful attempt to set a fire to conceal the crime.
He was arrested the following morning.
Ms Birrell-Williams concluded her victim's impact statement with a message for her father: "You can rest in peace now dad."
Moments after Ms Birrell-Williams' powerful speech, Russell's lawyer Kim Baumeler said he had instructed her to say nothing in mitigation on his behalf.
Justice Peter Evans will sentence Russell tomorrow.
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