A family is fighting to get justice for the death of their brother

Family members of Scott Johnson whose body was found at the bottom of a Manly cliff in 1988 have spoken of the horror, terror, tragedy and heartbreak that the past 34 years have brought.

Mr Johnson’s sister Terry Johnson said Scott White, who pleaded guilty to the murder in January this year, had taken away decades from her brother’s life.

“The hateful person who killed Scott has been walking free on this earth for the past 33 years. Thirty-three years that he took away from my baby brother. I believe [White] deserves life in prison.”

With White looking on from the NSW Supreme Court dock wearing his prison greens, sister Rebecca Johnson talked about how society in the 1980s had also let down teenagers…