The family of a British woman killed in a hit-and-run in Qatar are left with "no clear picture" of what happened three years on, an inquest heard.
Make up artist Rafaelle Tsakanika, from Cambridge, died after the car crash in March 2019 but her family received limited information from Qatari authorities.
The 21-year-old, also known as Raffy, was travelling in the passenger seat of a Toyota Land Cruiser with her friend, 20, when they were hit at high speed near Doha.
Mum Jo Sullivan and stepfather Donal Sullivan attended the inquest where Mrs Sullivan described her as her "best friend", reports Cambridgeshire Live.
Relatives said it has been "like a jigsaw" piecing everything together after Raffy, from Cambridge, died from head and trauma injuries, the court heard.
Mrs Sullivan said: "I think most parents will say they have amazing kids. I had what I can only describe as the best 21 years of my life.
"Raffy was an absolute gift to us and the community. She was adored by everybody and she just saw the best in everybody.
"I can only describe her as my best friend really. She was wise beyond her years and such fun to be with. I've got hundreds of videos of us dancing and laughing together.
Witnesses said Mubarak Al Hajri was driving "recklessly" and racing at 119mph before the crash.
The then 46-year-old was convicted in Qatari courts of causing Raffy's death, causing serious injuries to her friend, driving in a way that endangered lives, fleeing the scene of an accident, and speeding.
He was sentenced to two months in prison and ordered to pay compensation to Raffy's family.
Mrs Sullivan said: "Her loss has impacted not just us but the wider community so much.
"So many people can't get over this and I don't think we ever will. Our whole life has just been destroyed".
When looking for answers into the death, Raffy's family said there was "inconsistency of the information given" in Qatar.
Various evidence and eyewitness accounts were given at inquest which took place in Huntingdon on Monday.
Mr Sullivan explained that the family brought Raffy back to the UK as "she was our only evidence."
He told the inquest that CT scans, blood tests and other examinations were decisions made by the family to "understand what happened".
The court also heard a postmortem took place at Addenbrooke's in Cambridge in April 2019.
Coroner Simon Milburn told the inquest that Raffy died as a result of "traumatic head and abdominal injuries".
He said she was "likely to be unconscious from the head injuries and it is likely she died in a number of minutes after the crash" with a number of external injuries.
She also had bruises to the brain, and a haemorrhage leading to "acute traumatic brain injury" but said it was "not the cause of death itself on examination".
Mr Milburn said: "The head injury was significant in this case and likely contributed to the cause of death".
Mr Sullivan, said the family had spent some of their time in Qatar for about 10 years, with his work taking them there. He told the inquest that he was “involved in four or five of the new stadiums that were being built (for the World Cup) and the extension of the airport”.
He said: "We were enjoying ourselves, it was a good place to live. Work was vigorous but it was rewarding".
He added: "You always heard some horror stories but you get them everywhere. We were aware of road issues, we experienced a lot of erratic driving and flashing from Qatar drivers".
Talking about the day of the incident, Mr Sullivan said: "We knew something was wrong when we found out Raffy hadn't come back. We just wondered where she was, we went to the local security to try and find out where she had been, who she was with and where she had gone.
"We couldn't find any information".
