Family of alleged domestic violence murder victim and young mum Jana Armstrong holds heartbreaking memorial
Friends, family, strangers and a family’s little boy Allegation that the woman was killed by her ex-boyfriend They held a memorial ceremony in his honour.
Hundreds of 30-year-olds in green clothes Jana Armstrong My favorite color for the candlelight vigil outside Toowoomba City Hall on Friday night.
WATCH VIDEO ABOVE: Tribute held for murdered Queensland mother Jana Armstrong
Armstrong was last seen at a property on Gordon Ave in Newtown. ToowoombaDesperate search efforts turned up the mother’s body five days later on the side of a rural road about an hour’s drive north.
His death caused excitement A call to help end domestic violenceArmstrong’s sister, Faith Isaacs, renewed this in her speech at the vigil.
“No family should have to go through what ours did,” Isaacs said as she held her young nephew.
“Domestic violence doesn’t just kill one person, it leaves children fatherless, families in unimaginable pain, and communities heartbroken.”
She hopes Armstrong’s story will help “encourage people to talk” and get help for themselves or others experiencing domestic violence.
“We miss you every day, Jana,” Isaacs said.
“We will always love him, we will always remember him, and we will never stop mentioning his name.”
Isaacs and her husband Michael Raising Armstrong’s son While Isaacs was grieving the loss of her daughter a few months ago, after the sisters made a pact, Guard reported.
The inseparable duo agreed that if one of them died, the other would take care of their children.
Local state MP and Treasurer David Jantzki said too many women were suffering as a result of domestic violence and named two other alleged victims in Toowoomba in the last 18 months.
“Every 11 days in our country, a woman is killed by someone she trusted,” Janetzki said.
“These are the women we went to school with, the women we work with, the women we play sports with, the women we share our daily lives with.”
Police arrested Armstrong’s former partner, 48-year-old Dharminder Singh, hours after the incident. his body was discovered and he was charged with a domestic violence homicide.
Denied bail, will return to Türkiye court On September 14.
