Daughter of woman killed by partner 'refuses to be another victim'

As a young child, Keeley remembers her mother telling her to hide in a bedroom and not come out until she was called.

"There was someone trying to get in, and I believe it was that partner that she was frightened of," Keeley told the BBC's Good Morning Ulster programme.

At 18, she found a news report online about her mother's death and confronted what had happened.

"I had an idea but I think I was in denial. I didn't want to believe it and I didn't want to face it. I had googled it and saw a news article… I read it in the most brutal way you could probably read something like that.

"I think from that time then, I just ran away from grieving."

Keeley said she felt angry and confused, struggling to process the trauma.

She said her mental health deteriorated, she withdrew from friends and family, experienced suicidal thoughts and attempted to take her own life on multiple occasions.

She also struggled with drug and alcohol misuse and said the consequences of her mother's murder shaped how she viewed love and relationships.

"I was scared to fully love in case that was taken from me again," she added.

"For a while there, I didn't trust, but at the same time I've a lot of love to give.

"And I believe the right day God is going to put someone on my path, and I am going to build that strong family unit.

"And they're going to know nothing but love."