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'Finally got him': man guilty of wife's 2007 murder

Emil Petrov has been found guilty of murdering his estranged wife more than 17 years ago. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

The family of a mother-of-three who was murdered at the hands of her abusive estranged husband have expressed relief at justice being served after "a long-time coming".

"It's just amazing, for all the women who've been violated by men, it's good that the justice system stood up and they finally got him," Cindy Crossthwaite's aunt Kathleen Jones said.

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