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| Libby Squire: Murdered Hull student's mother to meet killer | |
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| Lisa Squire pictured with her daughter Libby | Lisa Squire pictured with her daughter Libby |
| The mother of murdered Hull student Libby Squire is to meet her daughter's killer in prison. | The mother of murdered Hull student Libby Squire is to meet her daughter's killer in prison. |
| Pawel Relowicz, now 28, was sentenced in February 2021 to at least 27 years' imprisonment for the rape and murder of Miss Squire. | Pawel Relowicz, now 28, was sentenced in February 2021 to at least 27 years' imprisonment for the rape and murder of Miss Squire. |
| The 21-year-old disappeared during a night out in Hull in January 2019. Her body was found seven weeks later in the Humber Estuary. | The 21-year-old disappeared during a night out in Hull in January 2019. Her body was found seven weeks later in the Humber Estuary. |
| Lisa Squire said: "How did she die? That's my biggest question." | Lisa Squire said: "How did she die? That's my biggest question." |
| Polish-born Pawel Relowicz worked as a butcher in Malton, North Yorkshire | Polish-born Pawel Relowicz worked as a butcher in Malton, North Yorkshire |
| Jurors found Relowicz guilty of rape unanimously and guilty of murder by a majority verdict of 11 to one. | Jurors found Relowicz guilty of rape unanimously and guilty of murder by a majority verdict of 11 to one. |
| However, pathologists were unable to determine a cause of death because of the amount of time her body had been in the water. | However, pathologists were unable to determine a cause of death because of the amount of time her body had been in the water. |
| Speaking to BBC Look North, Mrs Squire said: "There is a whole load of questions that go through my mind on a daily basis but the biggest one is how did she die?" | Speaking to BBC Look North, Mrs Squire said: "There is a whole load of questions that go through my mind on a daily basis but the biggest one is how did she die?" |
| Father-of-two Relowicz has refused to own up to his crimes. | Father-of-two Relowicz has refused to own up to his crimes. |
| Asked whether she thought he would provide answers to her questions, Mrs Squire replied: "I don't think he will yet but who knows, in years to come maybe he will." | Asked whether she thought he would provide answers to her questions, Mrs Squire replied: "I don't think he will yet but who knows, in years to come maybe he will." |
| 'I don't hate him' | 'I don't hate him' |
| Mrs Squire, a neo-natal nurse, revealed her agony at not knowing about her daughter's final moments. | Mrs Squire, a neo-natal nurse, revealed her agony at not knowing about her daughter's final moments. |
| She said: "For me, it's more about being in the same space as the last person who was with my daughter. | She said: "For me, it's more about being in the same space as the last person who was with my daughter. |
| "I know most of her friends and she was always in contact with me so I know what she was doing in the morning, the afternoon and the evening. I do not know what happened on that last day of her life." | "I know most of her friends and she was always in contact with me so I know what she was doing in the morning, the afternoon and the evening. I do not know what happened on that last day of her life." |
| Mrs Squire, who lives in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, insisted she does not hate Relowicz. | Mrs Squire, who lives in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, insisted she does not hate Relowicz. |
| She said: "I don't actually have any feelings towards him. | She said: "I don't actually have any feelings towards him. |
| "I don't hate him because it's not going to get me anywhere and, for me, anger is very destructible. It's very draining and the more time I spend being angry with him the less time I can spend thinking about Libby, looking after my other children and doing family things." | "I don't hate him because it's not going to get me anywhere and, for me, anger is very destructible. It's very draining and the more time I spend being angry with him the less time I can spend thinking about Libby, looking after my other children and doing family things." |
| Mrs Squire is not convinced her daughter's killer can change. | Mrs Squire is not convinced her daughter's killer can change. |
| "If someone can do those things, and the things he was doing before he raped and killed Libby, then I believe that is in them," she said. | "If someone can do those things, and the things he was doing before he raped and killed Libby, then I believe that is in them," she said. |
| Murdered student's mum meets prime minister | Murdered student's mum meets prime minister |
| Deal with sex offenders earlier - Libby Squire mum | Deal with sex offenders earlier - Libby Squire mum |
| It emerged during the 14-day trial at Sheffield Crown Court that Relowicz had prowled the streets of Hull before attacking Miss Squire. | It emerged during the 14-day trial at Sheffield Crown Court that Relowicz had prowled the streets of Hull before attacking Miss Squire. |
| Jurors heard Relowicz had previous convictions for voyeurism, performing sex acts in public and stealing sex toys and underwear from women's homes. | Jurors heard Relowicz had previous convictions for voyeurism, performing sex acts in public and stealing sex toys and underwear from women's homes. |
| He maintained he had consensual sex with the student and said he had lied because he did not want his wife to find out he had cheated on her - claims the jury refused to believe. | He maintained he had consensual sex with the student and said he had lied because he did not want his wife to find out he had cheated on her - claims the jury refused to believe. |
| A date for the meeting, being arranged through a restorative justice charity, has yet to be decided. | A date for the meeting, being arranged through a restorative justice charity, has yet to be decided. |
| "I am really grateful that he has agreed," said Mrs Squire. "It must be quite daunting to meet a victim's mother." | "I am really grateful that he has agreed," said Mrs Squire. "It must be quite daunting to meet a victim's mother." |
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