“New twist” in the case of murdered Melbourne mum Karen Ristevski
Fifteen months after Melbourne mum Karen Ristevski was tragically murdered, her stepson has finally broken his silence.
Speaking to the Herald Sun, Borce Ristevski’s son Anthony Rickard backed up his father’s claims of a faulty fuel gauge on Karen’s car – something which has been a major part of Borce’s story regarding his movements in the period leading up to his wife’s death.
Borce had previously attested that he had discovered a fault with the fuel gauge on Karen’s Mercedes-Benz on June 29 last year – the day before his wife went missing. Borce had allegedly been on his way to the mechanic to have it fixed, only for it to have corrected itself when the car hit a bump in the road.
Now, Rickard has backed up his dad’s claims, revealing Borce had discovered the problem two years before Karen’s disappearance, only to decide it was too expensive to fix. “[The mechanic] sent my dad down to Slater Parade to an auto electrician – they said it’s going to cost at least $800 in labour just to get to it.”
“My dad, he’s a tight arse ... he told Karen just to keep the car topped up always, don’t let the car go low and we won’t have a problem, we won’t need the fuel gauge.”
Rickard also revealed his already strained relationship with Borce had only worsened since the murder – in fact, he has not spoken to his father since Karen’s disappearance.