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Almost five years after her daughter was brutally murdered, a mother from Swansea is due to meet police to hear the full facts about her death.Almost five years after her daughter was brutally murdered, a mother from Swansea is due to meet police to hear the full facts about her death.
Sharon Hurlow's 21-year-old daughter Elizabeth Simms-Rees was beaten and raped by Richard Cullen in June 2002.Sharon Hurlow's 21-year-old daughter Elizabeth Simms-Rees was beaten and raped by Richard Cullen in June 2002.
The murder followed a row over the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.The murder followed a row over the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Cullen, who pleaded guilty, was jailed for life, but Mrs Hurlow says she never learnt details of what happened on the night her daughter died.Cullen, who pleaded guilty, was jailed for life, but Mrs Hurlow says she never learnt details of what happened on the night her daughter died.
Mrs Hurlow said Elizabeth had been a "happy-go-lucky girl" and she had struggled to come to terms with losing her.Mrs Hurlow said Elizabeth had been a "happy-go-lucky girl" and she had struggled to come to terms with losing her.
"I think I am ready to know - I know it has taken so long but, at the beginning, I didn't want to know anything what happened to her," she said."I think I am ready to know - I know it has taken so long but, at the beginning, I didn't want to know anything what happened to her," she said.
Elizabeth Simms-Rees died in 2002Elizabeth Simms-Rees died in 2002
"Now I am a little bit stronger and I want to know what happened to my daughter - I want to know the truth."Now I am a little bit stronger and I want to know what happened to my daughter - I want to know the truth.
"I don't know what is going to be said, but I have been told it is not very nice what I am going to hear."I don't know what is going to be said, but I have been told it is not very nice what I am going to hear.
"My heart is telling me to go. I am going because I am a mother and I want to know why my daughter is in her grave. ""My heart is telling me to go. I am going because I am a mother and I want to know why my daughter is in her grave. "
Mrs Hurlow said she was very nervous ahead of the meeting with police, which is due to take place on Friday.Mrs Hurlow said she was very nervous ahead of the meeting with police, which is due to take place on Friday.
In the trial at Swansea Crown Court in 2002, Cullen, then 44, admitted murdering Ms Simms-Rees at his home.In the trial at Swansea Crown Court in 2002, Cullen, then 44, admitted murdering Ms Simms-Rees at his home.
The judge said Cullen's crime was 'truly appalling'
The jury heard how Cullen had beaten her around the head with a rubber mallet and then strangled her when he realised she was not dead.The jury heard how Cullen had beaten her around the head with a rubber mallet and then strangled her when he realised she was not dead.
Sentencing Cullen, Mr Justice Richards described the circumstances of the murder as "truly appalling".Sentencing Cullen, Mr Justice Richards described the circumstances of the murder as "truly appalling".
'Bag of nerves'
Mrs Hurlow said she missed her daughter every day.Mrs Hurlow said she missed her daughter every day.
"I cry about her - I just wish she was here with me today instead of me being put through all this again after five years," she said."I cry about her - I just wish she was here with me today instead of me being put through all this again after five years," she said.
"I still can't accept she's not her with me and I will never accept it. I am just waiting for the door to open or the phone to ring."I still can't accept she's not her with me and I will never accept it. I am just waiting for the door to open or the phone to ring.
"I am just a bag of nerves at the moment. I can't sleep, I'm not eating. I have got a lot of people caring for me, to make sure I am alright.""I am just a bag of nerves at the moment. I can't sleep, I'm not eating. I have got a lot of people caring for me, to make sure I am alright."
She added that the family was planning to celebrate what would have been Elizabeth's birthday on Saturday 5 May. It will be the first time they had marked the day since she died.She added that the family was planning to celebrate what would have been Elizabeth's birthday on Saturday 5 May. It will be the first time they had marked the day since she died.