The mum of a woman who was brutally murdered by her "evil" ex-husband has spoken of her heartbreak ahead of what would have been her daughter's 28th birthday.
Jade Ward, 27, was stabbed and strangled by Russell Marsh as the couple's young children slept just yards away, in an incident which took place in Flintshire on August, 26 last year. Marsh, 29, who worked in Ellesmere Port, was sentenced to life in prison in April after hiding Jade's body under a pile of clothes.
Although Marsh will serve at least 25 years in prison, he still holds his parental responsibility for his four sons, who cannot be named for legal reasons. And now Jade's mum, Karen Robinson, is devastated that her grandchildren will be denied the opportunity to wish their mum a happy birthday.
