'He'd be seven now': DV families' Mother's Day heartbreak
by Kate Kyriacou Premium Content Subscriber only Families who have lost loved ones to domestic violence have spoken of the heartbreak that comes with being surrounded by Mother's Day celebrations - and what they do to remember those who they've lost. Vicki Blackburn, whose 23-year-old daughter Shandee was murdered in 2013, said Mother's Day for her came with "underlying grief" that threatens to "overwhelm". In an emotive Facebook post, Ms Blackburn used Mother's Day to highlight the scourge of domestic violence, telling The Courier-Mail she wrote it beca...
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