Families of Australian MH17 victims found some solace in the overnight conviction of three people in the downing of the flight but said their family members would never return.
A Dutch court found two Russians and one Ukrainian separatist guilty in absentia of killing 298 people, including 38 Australians, when they shot Flight 17 down in 2014.
However, none of the defendants appeared at the trial, meaning it is unlikely they will serve the life sentences handed down by the court.
Meryn O’Brien, the mother of a victim, said she felt relieved because her son would have wanted the truth out.
“I also feel sad,” she told ABC news. “Because for all of us, it doesn’t change anything.”…