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Alice’s mother ‘hopes life is shortened so they can be together again’
A statement on behalf of Alice Da Silva Aguiar’s family has been read out.

Her parents said they “kept their hopes up every second during Alice’s 14-hour fight but once she had lost her fight, we lost our lives.”

They said that “the simple joys of life can no longer be enjoyed because it feels like there’s no point.”

The court heard that Alice’s mother “often thinks about going to meet her or hopes that life is shortened so they can be together
again.”

They said that “cooking brings out fear sometimes. Especially when [Alice’s mother] is holding a knife and the thought seems so tempting. We were used to cook for three but now only cook for two and it doesn’t seem right. Our only child. She was everything for us”.

Her mother is unable to go to the toilet at night without her husband there as she finds the dark so terrifying.

They continued: “Grief has taken away any sense of meaning we once had and replaced by constant numbness. It’s hard to feel happy, to enjoy the music and to see the good in life when the centre of our universe has been taken.

“Going out doesn’t feel as safe and any attempts to lighten up, a smile and a laugh are quickly met by regret and guilt. How can we ever smile if Alice is not here?”