Family of woman murdered by double killer she befriended after he was released from jail say the horror of his betrayal 'never goes away from us'
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Relatives of kindly horsewoman Wendy Buckney told of their struggle to comprehend how she could have been brutally murdered by a man to whom she had shown only kindness. They also revealed their agony at not being able to see her body to say a final farewell – and at having to spend a first Christmas without the 71-year-old.
![[Nicky Morgan's sister Mel Huxley (pictured) called his release on life licence and failure to recall him to prison for breaches of his parole 'a catastrophic mistake']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/16/93359797-14214631-image-m-7_1734712711554.jpg)
In a statement read out before killer Brian Whitelock, 57, was jailed for the rest of his life, Ms Buckney's sister Ann said: 'We cannot stop thinking about what this man did to her, constantly worrying did she suffer, did she know what was happening to her and how frightened she would have felt.
![[Brian Whitelock, 57, was told today he will die in jail and family members of three of his victims applauded the decision]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/12/93352133-14213483-image-m-50_1734698758391.jpg)
'Was she begging him to stop did she think somebody would come and help her, Can you imagine living our lives like this 24 hours a day every day it never goes away from us.'. Ms Buckney had befriended Whitelock after his release from jail for two earlier killings, providing him with odd jobs and repaying him with money and food. She would even do his shopping.
![[Whitelock was convicted of murdering friend Nicky Morgan (pictured), 27, after battering him to death with a hammer]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/11/92049597-14213483-Whitelock_was_convicted_of_murdering_friend_Nicky_Morgan_picture-a-33_1734695933828.jpg)
But, in return, he subjected her to a barbaric attack in her own home in August 2022, leaving her with too many injuries for a pathologist to count. Ann Buckney, 71, told of the impact Whitelock's horrific crime had on their family, saying: 'What he has done has put us in prison mentally and we will never escape this.
![[Wendy Buckney pictured before the attack. She was killed with a kitchen knife, broken table leg and and wooden shelving during a sustained assault in her own home]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/11/92555699-14213483-Wendy_Buckney_pictured_before_the_attack_She_was_killed_with_a_k-a-26_1734695933799.jpg)
