Family members of a Riverina teacher who was raped and murdered on school grounds have continued legal proceedings against the state government at Wagga’s District Court.
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Stephanie Scott, 26, was killed at Leeton High School on Easter Sunday of 2015 by Vincent Stanford, who later dumped her body in a national park.
Representatives of five members of Ms Scott’s family filed papers at Wagga’s courthouse on Tuesday afternoon as part of their case against the NSW Government.
Gordon Scott, Stuart Scott, Kim Scott, Robyn Scott, and Merrilyn Scott are due to bring their case before the District Court again later this year on December 5.
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Ms Scott, who was due to be married, had gone to the school to prepare lessons for a relief teacher, who was to fill in for her during her two-week honeymoon.
Stanford was not rostered to work that day but he was at the school and saw Ms Scott working in the staffroom.
According to an agreed set of facts, Stanford then went home to collect a "rape kit" complete with a knife and handcuffs.
He told police that, when he saw Ms Scott, he felt, "Just that I had to kill her. I wasn't angry or anything. Basically emotionless. Just that I had to kill her."
