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Celeste Manno's grieving mum erupts on The Project in scathing attack on Albo and governments in tackling violence against women

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Celeste Manno's heartbroken mother has blasted Anthony Albanese and key government figures for not doing enough to address violence against women and says she doesn't want to 'hear their excuses'.

A fed-up Aggie Di Mauro didn't hold back in a brutal takedown of the Prime Minister and other politicians during an emotional appearance on Channel Ten's The Project on Monday night.

She has spent the last three years fighting for justice and change after her daughter Celeste, 23, was stabbed up to 23 times by a former colleague as she slept in her Melbourne home in November 2020.

Ms Di Mauro accused politicians of not taking action or having 'the guts to do anything'.

'We don't have the right politicians, simple as that. We have a government in power, well, I wasted three-and-a-half years of my time with them, so that's not the government I want to be dealing with,' she fumed.

Aggie Di Mauro (pictured) erupted on Monday's night's The Project, saying she has 'wasted' years with the current government, and that 'we don't have the right politicians' to help stop the killing of women

Ms Di Mauro's daughter Celeste Manno, 23, (pictured right) was murdered in their home by a stalker

'We are all saying enough is enough! It is our daughters getting killed, not theirs. There are solutions. They don't want to put an ankle bracelet on these beasts. 

'Had an ankle bracelet been on the beast that murdered my daughter, we would have had at least the opportunity to get the hell out of that house.' 

Luay Nader Sako, 39, stabbed Ms Manno, 23, up to 23 times on November 16, 2020, as she slept in her own bed in Mernda, in Melbourne's north-east, where she thought she was safe.

Sako, who had been stalking Ms Manno, avoided a life sentence and was given 36 years behind bars. He will be eligible for parole in 2054.

Ms Di Mauro said reviews that politicians keep promising to have is a waste of taxpayers' money.

'We had a very good one from the Victorian Law Reform Commission because of what happened to Celeste,' she recalled

'Quick solution, they have come up with 46 recommendations, Victoria buried them.

'I was there when they tabled them, they were tabled under another 51 or so reports. 

'I was promised they would be implemented.'

Celeste Manno was stabbed to death by Luay Sako in a violent attack. Her mother Ms Di Mauro told The Project ankle bracelets for men who are threat to women are a simple solution that could stop women being killed, but politicians won't implement them

Ms Di Mauro accused politicians and the attorney general of putting off doing anything and meeting with her as promised.

She also implored for federal opposition leader Peter Dutton to get involved.

'The (Victoria) opposition leaders, I met with both of them, John Pesutto, Michael O'Brien, shook hands on the way out, wanted me to absolutely believe this is what they are here to do, hold our government accountable,' she said.

'They have asked one question about the recommendations, and that was last October.

'That is not holding people accountable. So maybe, I don't know, who do we call? Mr Dutton, can he step in and do something here? '

Aggie's daughter Celeste Manno was stabbed to death in her own home three-and-a-half years ago

Ankle bracelets are opposed by legal experts. 

'A breach of an intervention order doesn't mean that that person is an offender at that point, OK? So it would invade his or her civil Liberties and Freedom of movement,'  Ms Di Mauro said.

'What I say, I couldn't care less about their freedom. His freedom of movement put Celeste six feet under.'

At the time of Sako's sentencing in February, Ms Di Mauro shouted in rage outside court as she tore up a speech she had prepared to read had Justice Dixon provided the desired outcome.

'We were forced to trust the system that we lost faith in three years ago. It failed Celeste then and it failed her again now,' she said.

'Today's outcome proves just how flawed the justice system is.'

Celeste Manno's killer Luay Sako (pictured) will be eligible for parole after 30 years

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