I’ve begged for a photo, something of my mum from the house. But my brother, the man who killed her, won’t let me. It’s just torture

THAT LIES EMPTY AFTER BRUTAL DEATH Grieving daughter on her Mother’s Day heartache

can launch a legal action to remove Taggart as executor but face huge costs.

Lorraine says rules about executors should be updated to ensure other families don’t suffer like hers.

She said: “The current rules date back to World War II. It’s so outdated and unfair.

“The house is the last bit of control Ross has over us and he isn’t letting go.

“We, the victims, can’t do anything to stop him, which is wrong. We got a legal opinion and were told there was a 50/50 chance of getting him removed.

“But it would cost thousands, so it’s just not possible.”

Carol-Anne was reported missing just before Christmas in 2014. But Lorraine grew suspicious when police told her that Taggart claimed she had stormed out of her house – something completely out of character. Days later, Carol-Anne’s body was discovered under a caravan in Pettycur Bay, Fife.

During his trial at the High Court in Edinburgh, a jury heard that after murdering his mum, he visited a woman, who he had met on website Plenty of Fish, for casual sex.

He later went to the cinema, for cocktails and a meal using his mum’s credit card. Taggart also pawned his mum’s jewellery, which raised suspicions he may have been involved in her disappearance.

He was found guilty of throttling Carol-Anne to death and sentenced to life in prison, serving a minimum of 18 years.

Three years on, Lorraine is a mum of two and should be spending today celebrating with her young children.

But she said: “Mother’s Day is really tough for me. We don’t celebrate it. It’s far too painful.

“The boys will get me something, because my older child wants to.

“Part of me wants to go up to my mum’s grave to lay some flowers. I might f ind the courage and go myself. I’ll wait until night time as I don’t want to see anyone.

“It’s so hard to say out loud that my mum has been murdered, especially now that I’m a mum myself.

“When certain things happen in life, you just want your mum. I have a really close support network but there is a void where my mum should be.”

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