'She was more than a teacher' - Ann Maguire's sister speaks of heartbreak
“If you spent just a few minutes in Ann’s company, you would feel like you were the most special person in the world.
“Ann was born to be a teacher and transformed so many children’s lives for the better.”
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Hide AdShaking her head helplessly, Denise Courtney reveals how it is still difficult for the family to believe that Ann was taken from them in such a shocking and cruel way and she admits there are times when it still feels like a horrific nightmare.
Denise, 52, says: “It is surreal. There are times when we look back and think: ‘Has this really happened to us?’ And then the reality hits us that it has.
“For something so horrific to have happened to your family and your sister is difficult to deal with.
“It was all just so senseless and needless and it is something you never recover from.