Pictured: Mia Ayliffe-Chung, 21
The mother of a young backpacker who was stabbed to death in a hostel while trying to extend her Australian visa has praised the government s decision to drop the controversial farm work program for UK nationals.
Mia Ayliffe-Chung was working on a cane field in Queensland to qualify for her second year on a working holiday visa in 2016 when French tourist Smail Ayad dragged the 21-year-old out of her hostel bed at midnight and killed her.
When fellow British backpacker Tom Jackson tried to save her, the Frenchman - who was 29 at the time and never jailed due to mental health concerns - killed him too.
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