by Kate Kyriacou
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Subscriber only Families who have lost loved ones to domestic violence have spoken of the heartbreak that comes with being surrounded by Mother s Day celebrations - and what they do to remember those who they ve lost. Vicki Blackburn, whose 23-year-old daughter Shandee was murdered in 2013, said Mother s Day for her came with underlying grief that threatens to overwhelm . In an emotive Facebook post, Ms Blackburn used Mother s Day to highlight the scourge of domestic violence, telling
The Courier-Mail she wrote it because it was such a hard day for those who have lost and also for those who are in fear .
A police officer who punched his 10-week-old son so hard he pulverised his liver, killing him almost instantly, could be released from jail within days.