Murder victim's sister brands E17 Night Stalker 'an absolute pig' but says she'd visit him in prison if he is prepared to confess to his rape-spree crimes as he is jailed for at least 37 years

• Aman Vyas, 35, raped three women and raped and murdered a fourth in 2009
• Today he was jailed for life Croydon Crown Court with minimum term of 37 years
• Dubbed the 'E17-night stalker', Vyas targeted women around Walthamstow 
• Among his victims was 35-year-old Michelle Samaraweera, who was murdered 
• Victim's sister Ann Chandradasa, 48, branded the killer a 'disgusting, vile person'

A murder victim's sister has branded the E17 Night Stalker an 'absolute pig' but said she would visit him in prison if he was prepared to confess to his rape-spree crimes as he was jailed for at least 37 years.  

Ann Chandradasa, 48, waited more than a decade to see 35-year-old sister Michelle Samaraweera's killer jailed after Aman Vyas raped and strangled her in 2009.

Despite overwhelming evidence, he put the mother-of-two and his victims through a Croydon Crown Court trial, claiming Ms Samaraweera had died accidentally following consensual sex.  

Vyas, 35, was sentenced today for six counts of rape of four women, grievous bodily harm and the 2009 murder of 35-year-old Michelle Samaraweera, following a trial at Croydon Crown Court.

Prosecutor Tom Little QC called Vyas 'the E17 night stalker' as he told jurors the attacker turned a small area near his home in Walthamstow into his 'hunting ground' for a 'series of violent rapes' between March and May 2009.

He fled the UK after a Crimewatch appeal featuring an e-fit picture, and was arrested in India in 2011 after his ex-boss gave police a water bottle Vyas's brother had drunk from, which showed partial DNA linked to the crimes was from a male sibling. 

As she faced the killer in court, Ms Samaraweera's sister remembered her 'baby sister' as 'a lovely, gentle, caring person' who was 'considerate towards people and thoughtful'.

Ms Chandradasa, from Essex, branded her sister's killer an 'absolute pig' and a 'disgusting, vile person'.

Addressing him, the mother-of-two said: 'There's a glimmer of sadness there as well. You weren't born that way, something's turned you into what you are.'

But she said she would visit him in prison if he finally admits to his crimes.

'I hope one day he will find it in his heart if he's actually got one to talk. I'd even be prepared to go and visit him if he ever, ever confesses,' she said.

'I hope one day Vyas finds it in his heart to confess and truly be sorry for the pain inflicted on the innocent women he violated.

'They are the ones that are serving life sentences. Vyas potentially spending the rest of his life in prison is not a punishment but a privilege, it will never be enough.'

She added: 'Aman Vyas has had over 11 years to come clean and admit to raping and murdering my sister, and even longer to admit to all the other heinous crimes committed against all the other innocent victims.

'He has also had all this time to reflect on his own life and address the issues that have turned him into the monster that he is, but he didn't.

'Instead he has lied and fabricated stories for his own benefit. He will never understand what he put my mother, sisters, children, loved ones, friends and myself through.'

She told of the family's more than decade-long battle for justice, which her mother did not live to see, as he was jailed for life with a minimum sentence of 37 years.