Joan Lawrie: Lyra McKee’s mother dies less than a year after daughter’s murder
Written by News on 11/03/2020
The mother of murdered journalist Lyra McKee has died, a month before the anniversary of her daughter’s killing.
Joan Lawrie died “peacefully” in hospital on Tuesday, her daughter Nichola Corner confirmed in a Facebook post on Tuesday.
She said: “She is now at peace with her beloved daughter Lyra McKee.”
Ms Corner said the killing of her 29-year-old sister, who was shot dead while observing a riot in Londonderry in April last year, had a profound effect on her mother.
“They killed her the day they killed her precious baby girl,” she said.
She took comfort, she wrote, from knowing her mother and sister were together again and she would love them forever.
Ms McKee had been her disabled mother’s main carer.
Another tweet from a relative said: “My wee Mother In Law, passed away last night of a broken heart. Unable to live without her baby Lyra.
“My Wee mother in law whom I loved with all my heart, I Will love you to beyond eternity. Mother and daughter rest in forever peace.”
Paul McIntyre, 52, from Derry, was charged over her death at Londonderry Magistrates’ Court last month.
McIntyre denies denies murdering the journalist, possessing a firearm and being a member of the IRA.
Ms McKee had been standing next to a police vehicle when a masked gunman fired towards officers and onlookers on the Creggan estate.
The so-called New IRA admitted responsibility for the murder and apologised.
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