'Outlandish liar' murdered her partner by poisoning him with a toxic cocktail of drugs as his heartbroken family finally unleash on the 'selfish' woman after being gagged for five years
- Wendie-Sue Dent found guilty of murdering her de facto partner David Lawrence
- Her victim's family called her an 'outlandish liar' in SA Supreme Court on Friday
- Justice Tim Stanley will sentence the 62-year-old woman in court next month
A woman who murdered her partner by poisoning him with a toxic cocktail of drugs including morphine, valium and tramadol, has been called an 'outlandish liar' by the man's family.
Wendie-Sue Dent was found guilty by a jury in April of murdering her de facto partner David Lawrence in December 2015 to claim his $300,000 estate.
The SA Supreme Court was on Friday Mr Lawrence's five siblings said their brother was helpful and kind to everyone but paid for that with his life.
'It takes no effort for us to hate you. We will never forgive you, never. You do not deserve that,' the family told the 61-year-old in a victim impact statement.
Wendie-Sue Dent (pictured) was found guilty by a jury in April of murdering her de facto partner David Lawrence in December 2015 to claim his $300,000 estate
'You knew what you were doing. You planned David's death. You murdered him over several days only so you could get his life savings.'
Dent, who lived at Dapto in NSW's Illawarra region before her arrest, had denied murdering her de facto husband.
She was also accused of falsifying his will.
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The SA Supreme Court was on Friday Mr Lawrence's (pictured) five siblings said their brother was helpful and kind to everyone but paid for that with his life
At the opening of the seven-week trial, prosecutor Emily Telfer SC said Dent administered Mr Lawrence a cocktail of dangerous medications that had all been prescribed to her.
The court heard a post-mortem examination revealed the toxic levels of morphine alone were enough to kill the 62-year-old.
'Next to the bed where David Lawrence's body was, was a glass of orange liquid that contained dissolved traces of the same drugs that were found within David Lawrence,' Ms Telfer said.
'This was no accidental overdose of medication, this was no suicide but a deliberate killing.'
In their statement, the family said Dent had 'lied about everything'.
'You told outlandish lies about yourself and David,' they told her.
Defence counsel Martin Anders asked the court to consider Dent's medical history when setting a non-parole period, describing her as someone with a profound opioid addiction who had operated in a 'drug-induced fog'
'You are incapable of telling the truth. You have no respect for life. You have only thought of yourself and your own selfish desires.
'We do not believe you can ever be redeemed. Your life is a waste.
'While you remain in jail, the world will go on without you, happy in the comfort that you are locked away in a meaningless existence.'
Defence counsel Martin Anders asked the court to consider Dent's medical history when setting a non-parole period, describing her as someone with a profound opioid addiction who had operated in a 'drug-induced fog'.
But Ms Telfer said there was no evidence of Dent being in a fog or removed from reality.
Justice Tim Stanley will sentence Dent next month.
