In the small, peaceful town of Kangaroo Flat, Victoria, Analyn “Logee” Osias was a beloved and respected figure. The 46-year-old Filipina nurse was a devoted single mother of four, a dedicated aged-care worker, an active member of her church, and a vibrant part of the local Filipino community.

She was, by all accounts, a pillar of strength, a woman who had faced immense hardship and had always emerged with resilience and a smile.

But on the night of October 29, 2023, that strength was tragically and brutally overcome by a man who refused to accept that she no longer wanted him in her life.

Logee’s life was one defined by both love and loss. After her first marriage ended, she was left to raise her two older children on her own. She later found love again with a security guard named Timothy, with whom she had two more children.

For a time, they were a happy family. But tragedy struck in 2020 when Timothy was the victim of a fatal hit-and-run accident.

Once again, Logee found herself a single mother, now responsible for four children. With a determination that her friends described as awe-inspiring, she dedicated herself to her work and to providing a good and happy life for them.

A few years later, she cautiously opened her heart to love one more time, beginning a relationship with James William Pual, a delivery truck driver who had been a friend of her late partner, Timothy.

For a year, the relationship seemed to bring a new sense of stability to her life. But Logee soon began to see alarming red flags. Pual became increasingly controlling, attempting to dictate what she wore, where she went, and who she spoke to.

Logee was a strong, independent, and professional woman. She had built a life for herself and her children through her own hard work and had survived unimaginable loss. She recognized the signs of a dangerously possessive relationship and, two months before the tragic incident, she made the brave decision to end it.

But James Pual refused to let go. What followed was a classic and terrifying pattern of obsessive behavior. He barraged her with texts and emails, pleading for her to take him back.

He even began attending her church, St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, in a desperate attempt to win her back. When his pleas were met with Logee’s firm resolve to remain separated, his obsession did not wane.

She began to feel as though she were being watched, a constant, menacing presence lingering in the background of her life. Alarmed, she took the proper steps to protect herself and her family, successfully obtaining a family violence intervention order—the equivalent of a restraining order—against him.

Tragically, the court order was not enough to stop a man consumed by a possessive rage. On the night of October 29, 2023, Pual violated the order, broke into Logee’s home, and, in a horrific act of violence, took her life, using a knife he had brought with him.

The most heartbreaking detail of the tragedy is that the incident was witnessed by her two youngest children, who were in the house at the time.

In a display of incredible courage and composure that is difficult to comprehend, one of the children, her 8-year-old son, immediately began performing CPR on his mother in a desperate attempt to save her life. His younger sibling, just five years old, called the triple zero emergency number for help. Though paramedics arrived quickly, Logee’s injuries were too severe.

What followed was a large-scale manhunt. Pual had fled the scene, and police, including an air wing and K9 units, scoured the area for him. He was found hours later, five kilometers away, in a bizarre and pathetic final attempt to evade capture: he was hiding from police, submerged in a watery ditch.

In June 2024, James Pual pleaded guilty. The story of Analyn “Logee” Osias is a devastating look at the final, tragic chapter of a woman who had shown immense strength and courage throughout her life.

It is a heartbreaking reminder of the very real dangers of obsessive and controlling relationships, and a testament to the incredible bravery of two small children who fought to save their mother in her final moments.