Emily Jane Tracey and Paul Mathew Moore found guilty of murdering James Switez-Glowacz

The family of a man murdered by his former wife and her ex-partner have spoken about the “mental torture” the evil act caused.

The family of a man murdered by his former wife and her ex-partner have spoken about the “mental torture” the evil act caused.

Emily Jane Tracey, 38, and Paul Mathew Moore, 37, were found guilty of murdering James Switez-Glowacz in a judge-alone trial in Brisbane’s Supreme Court.

Justice Flanagan found Moore stabbed Mr Switez-Glowacz eight times with a knife in the back and head at the victim’s Wynnum West home on February 6, 2018.

His body was found two days later in a harrowing bloody scene by his father Albert Switez-Glowacz, who has since died.

Justice Flanagan found Tracey, who was divorced from Switez-Glowacz, “encouraged, enabled and aided” Moore to murder the victim.

James Switez-Glowacz

Courtney Goodlet told the court her elder brother’s murder had caused her mental torture.

“I imagine what my brother’s final moments must have been like and I picture him lying dead on the floor alone,” she said.

“He didn’t deserve that. He was killed and left there like he was nothing. He was something to me.

“My family have to live with the effects of this disgusting, selfish, evil act for the rest of our life.”

Mother Debbie Goodlet said the murder of her son had been debilitating.

“I will never have all my children together,” she told the court. I’ll never be able to speak to my son, hear him call me mumsy, see his beautiful smile or feel his strong arms around me when he would give me a hug,” she told the court.

“His arms were filled with love and I miss them so much.”

A victim impact statement written by Albert Switez-Glowacz months before he passed away was read to the court.

Mother Debbie Goodlet outside court earlier this year

“I walked into a horrific scene. First thing I saw was a lot of blood everywhere. I didn’t see him right away but then I found my boy dead curled up in a corner of his unit with blood spatter all around,” he said.

“My spirits broke that day, and my life has not been the same since. Most nights I cannot sleep and I sit on my couch for hours staring out the window. What I really see in those hours is James dead on the floor.

“One of the hardest, most painful things for me is that he may have been there for days, dying on his own, no one with him.”

The court heard that Moore and Tracey had had an on and off again relationship and he not only wanted to rekindle it but also marry her.

Despite being divorced, Tracey and Mr Switez-Glowacz had recently reunited but the relationship ended in January 2018.

Around that time Tracey met with Moore in Redland Bay Park and told him that Mr Switez-Glowacz had been violent with her.

Moore subsequently messaged someone on Facebook stating he wanted to take the victim in the bush and stab him “straight through the neck”.

A day before the murder Moore texted Tracey that he was prepared to take Mr Switez-Glowacz out and do jail time. Tracey responded she would visit him in prison, the court heard.

Justice Flanagan found Tracey encouraged Moore by words, drove him to the victim’s house on the night of the murder and had Mr Switez-Glowacz open the door.

After witnessing the attack Tracey asked Moore “is he gone”.

Justice Flanagan sentenced Tracey, a mother of six, and Moore to the mandatory life imprisonment.