MY SISTER WAS MURDERED... then she helped Mum to heaven

Jennifer Newland, 48, Forster, NSW

My mum, Rose, was my best friend. Whenever I got teased at school, she always made me feel better.

‘You’re mine and I love you,’ she said, drying my tears, after one tough day.

Then, she broke out into the Monty Python song, ‘Always Look on the Bright Side of Life’, which made me laugh.

My little sister, Donna, was 20 months younger than me. Beautiful, fun and sociable, she attracted friends like bees to a honey pot.