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Emily Woods

Celeste Manno's confessed killer dumps lawyers

Celeste Manno's former colleague Luay Sako stalked her for a year before he stabbed her to death. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

A confessed murderer will represent himself at a pre-sentence hearing where he will claim most of the 23 stab wounds Celeste Manno suffered were from broken glass, a court has been told.

Luay Sako last year admitted the murder of his former co-worker, 23-year-old Ms Manno, at her home in Mernda, Melbourne's northeast, in November 2020.

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