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I found my new husband dead DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS

When fun, outgoing and full-of-life Chris, then 41, came into my and my daughter’s lives in September 2008, he changed everything. I’d been a single parent since Ronah, then seven, had been tiny, and having Chris in our lives filled a void for both of us. He was a father figure to her and the loving partner I’d been searching for.

Within months we’d become a happy family of three, and it was hard to imagine life without him. Everyone loved Chris and his positive attitude. He was always happy and smiling, and it rubbed off on all of us around him. This was especially true at Christmas, when Chris turned into an overexcited.

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