A day of joy became a bloodbath

She fought to save her son but paid a terrible price

Before they could celebrate the new year, she shot him dead

Melody Hoffman, 20, loved unconditionally. She thought of others and even animals before herself and navigated the world with an endearing innocence. An intellectual disability meant she was mentally

For my family, Christmas will never be the same

On 27 January 2023, a woman phoned the police to say her husband, Kenneth “Kenny” Fandrich, 56, hadn’t come home from work. She told them his phone location said it was still in the multi-storey car p