Heather McDonald

ST ALBANS residents Heather McDonald and Keith Broadbent want the man who murdered their son to be deported immediately.

Turkish citizen Mehmet Ince shot Ian Broadbent in the head in Bundoora in December 1997.

By this stage he was 19 years old, had been in Australia for just two years and already had a string of offences to his name.

After serving 10 years for the murder of Ian, Ince was supposed to be deported back to Turkey but has since used many legal avenues available to him.

"This is what I want people to know," Ms McDonald said.

"This man, who to my knowledge has never worked a day in his life, never paid a cent of taxes in Australia and is not an Australian citizen, has been wasting taxpayer dollars because he gets legal aid to fund his appeals."

Ince has been at the Maribyrnong Detention Centre since his release from jail in 2007.

He has appealed his deportation at least four times.

Ms McDonald and Mr Broadbent, along with many family and friends, held a protest outside the Maribyrnong Detention Centre earlier this month, fighting to get Ince sent back home.

"We wanted people to be aware that this guy is still living in Australia,

still here, despite murdering our son in 1997, even though he has been found to have bad character," Ms McDonald said.

During his first two years in Australia, Ince committed more than 30 offences. His last-ditch appeal to stay in the country was unsuccessful last November.

However, a department spokesman has confirmed Ince continued to be held at Maribyrnong.

"His ongoing detention is considered appropriate due to the serious nature of his crimes and he will remain there until he is removed from Australia," the spokesman said.

He said the Government was working towards Ince's removal.

Once he is deported, Ince, whose mother lives in Melbourne, will not be allowed to return.

Ms McDonald said she was sick of hearing Ince was being deported "as soon as possible".

"Do you know how many times we have been told this? We have to go and visit our son's grave to see him, we are begging the Government to send him back right now."

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