Sarah Cafferkey's killer Steven James Hunter sentenced to life without parole Steven James Hunter arrives at the Supreme Court for his sentencing for the murder of Sarah Cafferkey. Picture: Stuart Walmsley Source: HeraldSun THE evil killer who murdered Sarah Cafferkey just days after his parole ended will die in jail. Steven James Hunter was today sentenced to life imprisonment with no parole over Ms Cafferkey's brutal killing. He joins a small list of Victoria's most notorious prisoners who will never be released. They include Russell St bomber Stanley Taylor, sex killer Raymond Edmunds and serial killers Leslie Coombes and Peter Dupas. What do you think of the sentence? Have your say below Ms Cafferkey's parents applauded what they described as a "courageous" decision and said justice had been served. Sentencing Hunter, Justice Kevin Bell said he was "likely to remain powerful enough to represent an ongoing threat to the community even in old age." "Your murder of Sarah shows you have a propensity for violence from which the community, and especially young women, need protection," he said. The crime which you committed was in the worst category of the most serious crime of murder. In my view your case, is therefore, exceptional. Sarah Cafferkey's mother Noelle Dickson and other family members arrive at court today. Picture: Stuart Walmsley Justice Bell said that while Hunter's crime was monstrous, he was not a monster. He also said Hunter was not a psychopath but had only very slight chance of rehabilitation. The 47-year-old, dressed in a black shirt and jeans, remained emotionless as Justice Bell delivered his sentence. Outside court Noelle Dickson, Sarah's mum, said she had faith in the justice system. Sarah was a beautiful young woman who had so much to live for. Bright, funny and caring," she said. Sarah was loved by everyone she crossed paths with and will be missed by us all. Today I stand before you in the knowledge that justice has been served for our beautiful daughter, niece, cousin and friend. Double murderer Steven James Hunter stabbed friend Sarah Cafferkey 19 times then dumped her body in a bin. Ms Dickson said she would continue to fight for change in the adult parole system. Adrian Cafferkey, Sarah's dad, applauded Premier Denis Napthine's pledge to overhaul the system in the wake of a parole report by former High Court Judge Ian Callinan. "But he needs to rest assured, us along with all the other families, will be watching the timeline for implementation very keenly," Mr Cafferkey said. Justice Bell described Ms Cafferkey's unprovoked murder as callous, calculating and brutal. He said Hunter's criminal career spanned 30 years, he had murdered for the first time aged 21, and had spent most of his life in jail. Dozens of Ms Cafferkey's family and friends were in court to watch the sentence hearing. Picture: Jake Nowakowski Prosecutors had called for Hunter to be sentenced to a term of life without parole, saying he had lost his right to ever be released. But lawyers for Hunter had urged the court to impose a non-parole period, accepting that Hunter shouldn't be eligible for release until he is an old man. They say he had a right to a non-parole period. Ms Cafferkey was bashed in the head with a hammer and stabbed up to 17 times on the night she died. An argument had erupted between the 22-year-old and Hunter, a friend, at his Bacchus Marsh unit on November 20 last year. "The stabbing was shocking in its ferocity, especially given that Sarah was entirely defenceless," Justice Bell said. Hunter told police Ms Cafferkey became angry after mistakenly thinking he called her a "junkie." He said during the argument he "snapped" after Ms Cafferkey struck him on the back. . Hunter - who once escaped from Pentridge Prison - had completed his parole just nine days before murdering Ms Cafferkey. The court heard Hunter and Ms Cafferkey's relationship had a strong drug connection and that Hunter saw himself as a "father figure" to her. They had met less than three months before Ms Cafferkey's killing through friends and while she was aware of his criminal history the court heard it was not known if she knew he was a killer. Justice Bell said Ms Cafferkey accepted Hunter as he was and the pair enjoyed partying together. After killing Ms Cafferkey Hunter embarked on a cruel plan to coverup the crime. He sent text messages to Ms Cafferkey's mobile phone, moved her body in his car and entombed her in a wheelie bin filled with concrete and lime. He had asked a friend to help hide Ms Cafferkey and had gone to Bunnings and bought products to help dispose of her body. Mother tells of grief for lost Sarah Ms Cafferkey's emotional parents looked directly at Hunter at a pre-sentence hearing last week as they told the court of the pain he had caused them. Ms Dickson broke down as she told Hunter that Sarah was not a piece of rubbish to be put in a wheelie bin. Mr Cafferkey pointed directly at Hunter and said he wanted to know "how and why" Hunter was allowed to kill for a second time. There are no lights at the end of our tunnel," he said. He said he couldn't explain why he had killed her. "I don't understand why, I really don't understand why," he told police. I am nothing. Hunter said he hoped to die in jail.