❤️HER NAME IS KRISTY ARMSTRONG! ❤️
It’s Easter Sunday and three little girls are opening their chocolate eggs without their mum.
Her name is Kristy Armstrong. Easter was her favorite time of the year.
Kristy was murdered by her former partner on June 9, 2023, at Molong in NSW.
She’d just picked up two of her children from school and was driving home. Kristy was 400m from her house when he deliberately drove his ute into her car.
She had no chance of surviving. Her daughters were both injured.
He was charged with Kristy’s murder.
Almost a year after he killed Kristy, he ended his own life while on remand, waiting to face trial.
First he stole their mum, then he stole any chance of justice for her children.
“He took the easy way out. We feel cheated,” Kristy’s mum Donna says.
“He is – and was – a coward, who tormented and abused his wife and daughters.”
The abuse started just after the birth of Kristy’s first daughter.
They were together for 18 years – and for many of those years Kristy was unwilling – or unable – to tell her family what was going on.
Eventually, she disclosed to her parents and she found the courage to leave, ending the relationship in 2022.
An apprehended violence order was put in place but Kristy needed more support.
Multiple domestic violence services left her to fend for herself.
She had to face court when he requested a change to the AVO – the lack of help the AVO was watered down.
Her mum says the document wasn’t worth the paper it was printed on.
Parents should never have to bury their child and if they do have to, they should never be burdened with fighting for justice.
Since Kristy’s murder, her mum and dad Peter, have been advocating for better domestic violence services so other women are supported properly.
“The system needs a major overhaul; all these people who are funding these places need to look into it,” Donna says.
The epidemic of male violence has exploded since Kristy died.
She was the 24th of 75 Australian women killed in 2023.
A total of 198 women have been killed since January 1, 2023.
Kristy doted on her daughters, working three jobs to afford the children’s after-school activities including dance and sport.
“Kristy’s girls miss their mum so much. They talk about their mum. She had such a positive influence on her daughters,” Donna says.
“We were very close, Kristy and I spoke on the phone every day, we would talk any where from a minute to an hour.
“We have sad days where we realise the reality is that we won’t ever see Kristy again and that really hurts.”
Kristy should have been at her best mate’s wedding in March. Her family took her photo & ashes along so she could be there in spirit.
KRISTY ARMSTRONG MATTERS!❤️
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