Kidney patient killed his nurse in Perthshire crash.

Perth Sheriff Court heard how Mrs Massabo and Baird struck up a relationship after years of Baird visiting her workplace for dialysis.

The couple had been on a weekend break and were returning home when Baird made his fatal error.

Sheriff Wood paid tribute to the mother-of-two and said she had made a highly valuable contribution to society.

He said: “The real tragedy of this is that a family have lost their mother, for some the only parent they have known for the majority of their life.

“Society as a whole has lost a valued member, someone who worked in the community, a nurse who put a lot more back into the community than she took out of it.

“From what I now know of her she seemed to have lived a very rich and full life.

“She was a successful mother and nurse and in fact seems to have been successful in almost every aspect of her life. Nothing I can do can bring her back.”

Friends of Mrs Massabo raised funds for her funeral through a crowdfunding initiative and paid tribute to her on social media.

Kenny Quinn wrote: “So shocked to hear that you are no longer with us honey. A nicer person you couldn’t meet.”

Christine Cox added: “R.I.P Helima Massabo beautiful angel gone too soon xxx.”

Lynsey Brennan Haviland said: “RIP Helima, I will miss you so much and all your pranks at work. Fly high beautiful angel.”

Mr McClelland told the court of the effect on his client, who was airlifted to hospital from the accident site.

“He had a tragic accident and accepted responsibility for it.

“He was seriously injured himself. He lost his partner and has had real difficulty coming to terms with that.

“He has what’s colloquially known as survivor’s guilt.

“He no longer has the future to look forward to that he thought he had. My client has suffered grief because this was someone very close to him.

“They knew each other because my client was receiving dialysis. He thinks about this every day.

“There has been three seconds inattention to the road with devastating and tragic consequences.”