Drink driver killed my sister... two days later heartbroken Mum ended her life

from the pain.” He added: “There’s no evidence she intended to do anything more than that.”

Kellis thinks that is right. She said: “I don’t think she would have left me like that. She would have at least written me a note.” Kellis grew up with her mum, also a hairdresser, and sister Casey, a carer. Their father Peter left the family when the twins were six.

She said: “It was just the three of us and we were so tight. We did everything together.

“Mum had her issues but was always a brilliant mum. She always made sure me and Casey had everything we needed in life. She was there for us. We were a team of three and now it’s just me left.”

The tragedy of losing the two of them was devastating. Kellis recalled: “Mum was suddenly gone too and I didn’t know what to do. But I couldn’t leave the rest of my family the way they had left me. I knew I needed to carry on and grow stronger.

“So I put all my effort into work and qualifying as a hairdresser – and I went out of my way to warn people of the dangers of drink driving so no one else goes through the hell I’ve been through.

“I’m doing really well now but I miss my mum and sister every day.” Kellis describes her sister as “fun loving, caring and the life and soul of the party”.

She adds: “She had so much life and was such a brilliant person to be around. She always checked everyone else was all right and was so caring. She loved kids and really wanted a family of her own. She looked forward to that.

“From birth we were as thick as thieves. We did everything together and would even pretend to be each other to swap lessons at school.”

She adds: “I kept the rings Casey wore that night. I wear them every day. It makes me feel close to her.

“Casey and Mum are buried next to Mum’s sister Carla. I go there to visit them. It feels like I’m with them.

“I was the baby of the three of us but I’ve had to grow up fast.

“It’s been a big wake-up call. People I know who used to drink drive don’t do it any more so Casey may already have saved lives. I hope, by sharing her story, she will save more lives.

“I hope no one else has to go through the pain we have been through.”