âNo tears, no apologyâ: Sisters slam killer driver Mersina Axiom was almost home to her children when her life was taken by a drunk driver. Now her brave family has spoken about the tragedy. Crime by Kara Sonter Premium Content Subscriber only The family of mother Mersina Axiom, killed by a senseless act of drink driving, has bravely spoken out following the court sentencing of the man responsible for her death. Redland Bay man Andrew John Middleton, 43, was sentenced to eight years' jail, with parole after three years, for killing Mrs Axiom when he crashed his car into the mother of three's Kia Carnival on Serpentine Creek Rd, Redland Bay, about 11pm February 7, 2020.