Murdered mum's family speak of their grief (From Surrey Comet)

Murdered mum's family speak of their grief

2:49pm Monday 4th December 2006 in

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The family of a Laila Rezk have paid an emotional tribute to their murdered mum.

Police hunting the killer of Mrs Rezk have released the statement on behalf of the family in the hope will aid their appeal for information.

Laila Rezk, 51, suffered serious head injuries in the attack at her semi-detached home in Robin Hood Lane between 7.30pm and 8.45pm on Wednesday evening.

Her two children, believed to be in their early twenties, discovered their mother lying injured in the hallway in the family home at 9pm after arriving for a visit. Police and an ambulance arrived soon after, and the woman was taken in a critical condition to the specialist neurological unit in St George's Hospital in Tooting where she died at 5pm on Thursday.

“Simply put, she was our beautiful princess and did not deserve to die in this way."

Mrs Rezk's family

In a statement her family said: "No-one can understand what we are going through. Laila is irreplaceable - her love, kindness and success cannot be expressed in words.

"Simply put, she was our beautiful princess and did not deserve to die in this way. She is now safe with God, but the awful person who did this remains free to commit such evil again. For this reason, we cannot stress enough how important any information that anyone may have, will be for the protection of the British public.

"Her life, like all others, is priceless, so please come forward if you can contribute anything at all."

Anyone with any information should call the incident room on 020 8721 4868. If you wish to remain anonymous please call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. There have been no arrests at present.