‘Monster’ Milat paid for own cremation

THE body of Australia’s most notorious serial killer – Ivan Milat – has been incinerated.

In a fitting end for one of Australia’s most evil men, the no-fills cremation was paid for using the money left in his prison account.

There were no mourners, no eulogy and no tears for the killer, who tortured his victims before fatally knifing or shooting them.

Only those present at the Friday cremation were those required to be for legal reasons.

While Milat’s brother Bill had said his brother’s wish was that he “not pay a cent” for the funeral, it appears the NSW Government had the last laugh. NSW Corrections Minister Anthony Roberts sought legal advice to determine if the funeral could be paid for out of the estimated $3000 in the prison account.

While some of the money was raised from Milat’s earlier prison job as a Supermax sweeper, it is understood most came from his family.

As one prison source said: “He didn’t get his dying wish – his own family ended up paying for his funeral.”

Destitute funerals are held for those who cannot afford to pay for their funerals.

The funerals are arranged by the Public Health Unit, with the deceased cremated unless the next of kin refuses.

The next of kin are able to take the ashes.

It is unclear if the Milat family has chosen to do so.

Should the family choose not to take the ashes, Milat’s existence will be marked with a plaque bearing a number.

Corrections Minister Roberts said it was a fitting end for a “monster”, and even more fitting that it was Milat himself that paid.