A senseless murder took my sister but I'll keep her name alive

ELIZABETH Tamilore Odunsi was excitedly counting down the days to her graduation.

- BY SHANNON MILLER

The 23-year-old was so close to becoming the nurse she dreamed of being, and she had a holiday booked for after the ceremony.

But instead it was her sister who walked on to the graduation stage to accept her nursing degree.

Because just two weeks earlier, Elizabeth - known as Tami - had been murdered, and her flatmate charged with stabbing her to death in their apartment.

Georgina says of the graduation day: "I was collecting this for my sister, but then in the back of my head I'm thinking about the fact that it should have been her.

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"I couldn't even keep a brave face on stage while I was doing that."

To Tami, nursing was more than a career - it was a calling.

Georgina, 22, says: "From a young age, Tami really liked children. She had such a strong bond with caring for kids, looking after them.

"She was a very selfless person. She just wanted to care for people that were less-abled."