Sydney carer jailed for killing widower A carer who murdered an elderly Sydney man after fleecing him of his money has been jailed for at least 19 years. Kerry Forrest was this year found guilty of murdering 84-year-old Bill Adamson by making him ingest a lethal dose of a morphine-based painkiller in a Sydney motel room in April 2010. The 54-year-old had been hired as Mr Adamson's live-in carer less than a year earlier after his wife, Beryl, died. Within six months, Forrest helped him sell his home in Kareela, in Sydney's south, leaving them with a profit of more than $300,000. She then began to squirrel the money into several of her bank accounts and spend the proceeds on poker machines in clubs across Sydney. "For obvious reasons, her crime is objectively very serious," Supreme Court Justice Peter Hidden said in his decision on Thursday. This was premeditated murder. He sentenced Forrest to a maximum of 25 years imprisonment, with a non-parole period of 19 years. Justice Hidden acknowledged that the minimum term was "well beyond her life expectancy" of six to 18 months, given she has incurable cervical cancer and a complex of other conditions. However, he said it was not in his power to consider an early release. Only the state government and State Parole Authority can do so in certain cases. Forrest, appearing via audio visual link from Long Bay jail, sat slouched in a wheelchair during her sentencing. She wiped her eyes with a tissue upon hearing Justice Hidden's decision, while one of her daughters began to cry in court. Relatives of Mr Adamson were also in court for the sentencing. Justice Hidden said Forrest had "indulged in deceitful and manipulative behaviour" so she could gain control of the retired property developer's financial affairs and feed her gambling addiction. "Ms Forrest misappropriated Mr Adamson's money and killed him to prevent that misappropriation being exposed," he added. She also attempted in a variety of ways to cover her tracks after killing him, even lying to his stepson about the circumstances of his death. "I express my deepest sympathy to the family of William Adamson in their loss," Justice Hidden said. Forrest will be eligible for parole on February 13, 2030.