The dad of Elle Edwards, who was shot dead at a pub on Christmas Eve, has said he is hoping to start a foundation in her name.
The 26-year-old beautician was shot dead outside the Lighthouse pub in Wallasey, Wirral, on Christmas Eve last year. Merseyside Police believe she was not the intended target of the attack, which also injured four men.
In his first interview since her murder, Tim Edwards said his daughter was "the glue" that kept his family together and that he's determined to see something "positive" come out of her death.
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Speaking to Sky news, he said that he is hoping to start a foundation in his daughter's name so it can help reduce gun violence. He said: "There's no winners with gun crime.
"If you pick up a gun, your future is over and everybody else's future around you is over. It's dead simple. It's absolutely pointless and it solves nothing.
"I want to see a positive that comes out of this. Elle's name will be used for good in the future. She can't be forgotten."
Mr Edwards said he has memories of Elle to keep him going, including the times he spent walking with her in the Lake District and climbing mountains. He added: "They just keep you going, they keep your mind flowing.
"The good memories spur you on, I can even hear her laugh. It's emotional and it's horrible, it really is horrible, but hopefully those memories will never fade."
"She was just getting going. She had her focus, she had her own ambitions, and she was achieving them and everything was set in place for her and it was just taken away, and that's sad."
Speaking about the funeral which will take place on January 25, Mr Edwards said: "It's going to be terrible isn't it? It's not going to be nice.
"But it's part of the process and it's something that has to be done. And then we move on to the next thing and keep going. But she will always be here. She'll never leave me. She'll live on forever."
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