She added: “Our mum was a beautiful woman, both inside and out. Her kindness, warmth, and loving spirit touched everyone who had the privilege of knowing her.
“My mum came to this country to give her children a better life and for safety. Instead, her life was taken so cruelly.”
Her brother recently became a dad and Fuenmayor Valencia described her mother’s excitement of becoming a grandmother.
“This was all robbed from us in a split second,” she said.
Levy had been arrested by police as his DNA was on Valencia-Trujillo’s body, but he was released under investigation.
Her death was not treated as murder until over five months later, after the death of Wilkins, and nor were their deaths linked to Levy.
“For all that time, we had no mum and nowhere to grieve or take flowers to,” she said tearfully.
Fuenmayor Valencia spoke of how much her mother had loved their family dog, Crystal, who died nine months later “because she couldn’t cope without her”.
She added: “I’m very proud I look like my mum and we both carry her care and her love, and we will take forward her love for family and putting other people first.”
