The grieving partner of murdered Belfast journalist Lyra McKee, says the third anniversary of her death marks the first time family and friends have been able to properly mourn her together.
The 29-year-old was shot dead in Derry in April 2019 as she observed rioting in the Creggan area.
Friends and family gathered in both Derry and Belfast on Monday at vigils to mark Lyra's anniversary.
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Sara said the loss of Lyra had also led to the death of her mother Joan in 2020, just weeks before the first anniversary of Lyra's death.
She added that due to Covid-19 restrictions in 2020 and 2021, the anniversary commemorations for Lyra have been done with families and friends kept apart.
"It's the first time the Derry crew and the Belfast crew have been able to come together, I've been with the McKees today," she said.
"We've laid wreaths where Lyra was shot and we'll lay twin wreaths at her grave and we'll just remember Lyra and her mum.
"That bullet that killed Lyra took her mummy as well, it didn't stop travelling, it killed Joan, the loss of her child killed her."
Sara also issued a fresh appeal for people who know about Lyra's murder to come forward and assist police in putting the person who fired the fatal shot behind bars.
A group styling itself as the New IRA has previously claimed it was responsible for killing the journalist.
Three men have previously been charged with Ms McKee’s murder and another six with public order offences.
"I want the person who pulled the trigger, because ultimately he is responsible for taking Lyra from us," Sara said.
"Without that I don't fell that we'll ever...I don't know if we'll ever feel like we've got justice anyway because it'll never bring Lyra back.
"But at least knowing that that person is facing justice has to mean something."
Sara said the vigils held in Belfast and Derry on Monday had been a true reflection of what Lyra would have wanted, with the family coming together.
She added that it had helped with the grieving process which has been so curtailed by the pandemic restrictions.
"I know she's not going to come through the door, even when she'd be the first person I'd want to tell a piece of scandal to," she told Belfast Live.
"It's wee things like that that make you miss her more."
Lyra's sister Nichola Corner spoke at the vigil in Derry and told those gathered that her family were still being denied justice and closure three years on from her death.
"Three years ago our sister Lyra McKee was murdered here in this city, and still three years on, we are waiting for justice for Lyra, the person who pulled the trigger of the gun that led to her death still walks these streets, and while they walk these streets, these streets will not be safe for the people of this city," she said.
"We appeal to anyone with information that will lead to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for our sisters' death, we appeal to them to come forward. It's never too late.
"We hope that you'll continue to keep Lyra in your hearts and in your minds in a very dignified way."
In Belfast, a new banner in memory of Lyra was unveiled on the steps of St Anne's Cathedral, where her funeral was held in 2019.
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