'One minute they see their mother walking into their home, and 10 minutes later she is dead'

Jennifer Poole was a 24-year-old mother-of-two.

Jennifer Poole was a 24-year-old mother-of-two.

Amidst the chaos of a loved one being killed, the children of the victim can be forgotten.

For traumatised adults, dealing with crime scenes and Garda questions, autopsies and the return of bodies, and possible court appearances, finding the space and time, and words, to talk to kids can be too much.

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