Nowra: Glenda Hart’s pain revealed in sentence hearing for Taj Hart’s killers, Jayden Walmsley-Hume and Katie Walmsley

The grandmother of a teen run down in a revenge murder on the South Coast has branded his killers “coward murderers” during an emotional sentence hearing for the mother and son duo who mowed him down.

Dashcam of the ute used to kill Taj Hart was previously released by NSW Police. Pictures: Facebook/supplied

The grandmother of an 18-year-old murdered in a revenge hit-and-run plot on the NSW South Coast has shared her heartbreak in court, branding the killers – a mother and son duo – as “coward murderers”.

Taj Hart was run down and killed on Old Southern Rd, South Nowra, on February 24, 2022, by Jayden Walmsley-Hume and his mother, Katie Walmsley, in a Mitsubishi Triton.

Walmsley and Walmsley-Hume – represented by defence barristers Sharyn Hall SC and Edward Anderson – were each found guilty of murder following a four week trial in the Supreme Court in Wollongong in July and August, 2024.

The jury heard during the trial the deadly attack was in retaliation for past violent run-ins, with Walmsley-Hume – who was driving the vehicle – harbouring “hatred” toward Mr Hart.

One witness testified hearing Walmsley say “we got him good”, and her son replying “we’ve got to get the f —k out of here,” after swerving off the road and running down the teenager.

A mural was created for Taj Hart on Old Southern Rd. Picture: Facebook/Justice for Taj Hart

The pair were convicted of murder on August 13 and have remained in custody since.

On Thursday, the duo returned to the Supreme Court for sentencing before Justice Robin Wright.

Taj Hart was only 18 when he was murdered. Picture: Facebook/Justice for Taj Hart

Mr Hart’s grandmother, Glenda Hart, tearfully took the stand, crying as she told the court her grandson’s murder “ruined” her life.

“I’ll never get over losing him,” she said.

“I can never get the image of what they did to Taj out of my brain.

Ms Hart said she missed talking to her grandson, hugging him, and hearing him say “I love you”.

“It’s the nevers which hurt the most,” she said.

“I’ll never see his smile again, never see him again.”

Before leaving the stand, Ms Hart gave a dire warning to her grandson’s killers.

“I hope you’re always looking behind you, because Taj will be haunting you for the rest of your life,” she said.

“You’re forever coward murderers.”

Mr Hart’s best friend, Tye Bradbury, told the court he missed spending time with “his brother”.

“We were inseparable,” he said.

“Losing Taj has left a hole in my life and no sentence can fill the space left behind.”

Walmsley and Walmsley-Hume will be sentenced by Justice Wright at a later date.

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