Family of murdered Louise Aitchison urge MSPs to start inquiry into her death quickly

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The family of Louise Aitchison, who was murdered two years ago, have urged MSPs to support their call for an inquiry into her death to begin quickly.The 33-year-old was murdered by her partner Darryl Paterson on April 28, 2020.

Police later admitted a number of errors in the weeks before her murder, including failing to inform her of Paterson's previous domestic abuse convictions.

Her mother Caroline Lyon, along with her brother Sean Aitchison and sister Stephanie Aitchison, met MSPs in the Scottish Parliament on Thursday as a cross-party group gathered for photographs to show their support.The family is calling for the fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into her death to begin as a matter of urgency.

The Crown Office has agreed that the FAI can take place.Louise's case was also brought up during First Minister's Questions on the two-year anniversary of her death.Nicola Sturgeon said: "I hope [an FAI] give the family answers and comfort. "For my part I will continue to ensure the government acts in all possible ways to do everything it can to protect women from domestic abuse."I do believe that Louise's family's bravery and courage at such a sad time - and on such a sad day for them - will help with that.""I didn't know Louise but I am sure not just that she was a wonderful young woman but I am sure she would be very proud of her family today."Scottish Labour MSP Monica Lennon told the PA news agency later: "I think it's quite possible that the law needs to be strengthened. "Clearly, as a society, we need to do more to eradicate male violence against women."She added: "As we heard from the First Minister, it's really important that fatal accident inquiries can happen quickly because it would be really cruel if the family had