Elle Edwards' devastated dad vowed to set up an anti-gun foundation in her memory as he gave his first interview since his daughter's death. The 26-year-old beautician was shot dead outside the Lighthouse pub in Wallasey, Wirral, on Christmas Eve.
Merseyside Police believe she was not the intended target of the attack, which also injured four other men, the Liverpool Echo reports. Tim Edwards spoke exclusively to Sky News about how the tragedy affected his family, his daughters funeral and how he is determined that 'something positive' will come out of the senseless killing.
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He said his daughter was 'the glue' that kept his family together and that he's determined to see something 'positive' come out of her death. Mr Edwards said: "She's still the glue, she still keeps us together and that will always be the case." Tim then had to take a moment to wipe away tears before continuing: "That will never change."
After being asked about how the family were affected by the tragedy happening on Christmas Eve, Tim told Sky News 'it was not real'.
He said: "Of course, Christmas will never be the same, never. There will be no celebration, I mean for me personally, Christmas will never ever be a point of celebration."
He said that he is hoping to start a foundation in his daughter's name so it can help reduce gun violence. He said: "There's no winners with gun crime.
"If you pick up a gun, your future is over and everybody else's future around you is over. It's dead simple. It's absolutely pointless and it solves nothing.
"I want to see a positive that comes out of this. Elle's name will be used for good in the future. She can't be forgotten."
Mr Edwards said he has memories of Elle to keep him going, including the times he spent walking with her in the Lake District and climbing mountains. He added: "They just keep you going, they keep your mind flowing.
"The good memories spur you on, I can even hear her laugh. It's emotional and it's horrible, it really is horrible, but hopefully those memories will never fade.
"She was just getting going. She had her focus, she had her own ambitions, and she was achieving them and everything was set in place for her and it was just taken away, and that's sad."
Speaking about the funeral which will take place on January 25, Mr Edwards said: "It's going to be terrible isn't it? It's not going to be nice.
"But it's part of the process and it's something that has to be done. And then we move on to the next thing and keep going. But she will always be here. She'll never leave me. She'll live on forever."
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