Scott Alan Murdoch pleads guilty, on 8 Aug 19, to murdering Melbourne mum Kylie Blackwood.

Six years after he left a Melbourne mum bleeding to death on her couch in front of her 11-year-old twin girls, Scott Murdoch has pleaded guilty.

His confessions came as the Supreme Court prepared to assemble a jury for his criminal trial.

In May 2013, Murdoch broke into Ms Ilona Prohaska’s home, knocking the 73-year-old to the ground, cutting her throat, breaking her spine and shoulder but stealing just $70 cash and a debit card.

In August the same year Murdoch struck again, stabbing Ms Blackwood, 42, repeatedly and leaving her with multiple wounds to her neck and chest.

She died after being discovered bleeding to death on her couch by her 11-year-old twin daughters.

Kylie Blackwood was found dead in her Pakenham home in August 2013

A murderer who stabbed a Melbourne mother to death and attacked a widow will spend at least 36 years behind bars.

Scott Alan Murdoch admitted stabbing Kylie Blackwood in a “ferocious” murder and leaving widow Ilona Prohaska for dead in 2013.

The attacks on the women happened while Murdoch was on parole for an earlier attack of another female in her home.

Victorian Supreme Court Justice Jane Dixon on Thursday handed Murdoch a life sentence with a non-parole period of 36 years, making him 78 before he is eligible for parole.

 In May 2020, 42 years old, Scott Murdoch, was sentenced to life with a non-parole period of  36 years.