THE FAMILY of murdered Estyna Blunnie have spoken to The Guardian about their eight year campaign for tighter rules on the reporting of murder.

In the early hours of June 26th, 2012, Kevin Blunnie’s daughter, Eystna Blunnie, 20, three days away from giving birth to her daughter, Rose Louise, was beaten to death in the street by her former abusive partner, Tony McLernon, 24. He was convicted of murder and child destruction in 2013. He will serve 27 years before he is eligible for parole.

Kevin Blunnie and his family continue to campaign to improve the system of investigation and accountability around femicide, the killing of a woman by a man.

Negative treatment by the media was one trial they had not expected to have to endure.

The full story plus a link to the report called Dignity for Dead Women can be found below.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/dec/13/we-had-no-privacy-no-respect-demands-for-tighter-rules-on-reporting-of-femicide