A man who killed his ex-wife by crashing his pickup truck into her car at 87mph made a disturbing threat months before the horrific murder, his grieving family have revealed.
Kristy Armstrong, 36, died 400 metres from her home in Molong, near Orange in central west New South Wales, on June 9 last year.
The mother of three was killed instantly as she was returning home from taking her children to school when a pickup truck driven by her ex-husband Troy Armstrong crashed into her green sedan.
Troy, 35, was charged with murder and two counts of attempted murder after two children, aged eight and 11, sitting in the back seat were injured in the crash.
He took his own life in prison last month, five days before the anniversary of his heinous crime.
A Current Affair obtained disturbing doorbell footage of a bitter argument Kristy and her ex-husband had outside their home in the months leading up to her death.
Troy had broken a window to take the keys to the family car when Kristy confronted him in the presence of a neighbor.
“Are you going to help or just put up with this?” Kristy pleaded with the neighbor as Troy began to drive away.
Kristy Armstrong (pictured), 36, died just 400 metres from her home in Molong, near Orange in central west New South Wales, on June 9 last year.
The mother of three was killed instantly when she was driving home after taking her children to school and her green sedan collided with a pickup truck (pictured) being driven furiously by her ex-husband Troy Armstrong.
Troy then replied, “Are you going to help her? Are you going to run her over?”
Kristy applied for an AVO against her ex in November but was not granted an interim order until May, court documents revealed.
He died less than a month later.
A close friend said police did not take Kristy’s fears seriously.
“The police officer who came out when Kristy opened the door said, ‘Oh, this is Troy Armstrong’s house. He wouldn’t do something like that, it must be a mistake,’ and walked away,” the friend told the show.
Kristy’s heartbroken parents are now raising their children.
They claim their daughter had been subjected to months of verbal, emotional and physical abuse.
The couple claimed their estranged son-in-law punched holes in the walls and texted Kristy saying: “So what’s the point? Either I die or you die.”
“I had told Kristy, ‘If you leave, when you come back, the house will be burned down, the cat will be dead and I’ll be dead, too,'” Donna Thornell said.
Troy Armstrong committed suicide in prison last month, five days before the anniversary of his heinous crime. He is pictured with Kristy in happier times.
Kristy’s heartbroken parents have called for more support groups
He added: “I miss her so much and she should be here raising her children, not us.”
Her parents are trying to raise awareness about the domestic violence epidemic in Australia.
“I think there just weren’t enough support groups in the local community and not enough training for those who were part of those support groups,” said her father, Peter.
“Other than the police, I think, and there was probably not enough staff either. They promised that someone would come and put up cameras, change the locks, do this and that, but nobody came out.”
Ms Thornell said Troy’s decision to end his life rather than face justice showed he was “selfish to the very end”.
“Five days before the anniversary, he once again took control of what he wanted to do,” he said.
Her husband said they felt “initial relief” but now feel “cheated” because “they won’t have the chance to see him convicted.”
Troy had yet to enter a plea when he killed himself in his cell at the Metropolitan Detention and Reception Centre in Silverwater, western Sydney, on June 4.
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