'My daughter Jade was murdered on a beautiful Sydney autumn day, within a hand’s reach of other shoppers.'

Elizabeth Young is the mother of Jade Young, who was murdered on April 13 at Westfield Bondi Junction. This article is an adapted version of the powerful eulogy she delivered at Jade's memorial yesterday. It has been published here at Elizabeth's request. I was once a high school English teacher. I particularly enjoyed encouraging my students to write. "Write from your life experience," I would tell them. You are about to hear something I have written from my life experience. …