A happy Christmas morningended in murder

This week’s crime story...

‘PERFECT NEIGHBOUR’ CASE

She fought to save her son but paid a terrible price

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

A TIP-OFF LED TO THE DISCOVERY OF THE 23-YEAR-OLD’S BODY – THEN HER ALLEGED KILLER TURNED HIMSELF IN