The family of a mother who was found dead in woodland a week after going missing have described their 'heartbreaking nightmare'.
Katie Kenyon, 33, was last seen on the morning of April 22. Yesterday (Sunday), Lancashire Police confirmed a body found in the Forest of Bowland on Friday evening was of the mother-of-two, from Padiham in Burnley.
A man has appeared in court charged with murder. Katie's family launched a £10,000 fundraising drive 'in the loving memory of our beloved Katie', who they described as as 'a mum, daughter, granddaughter, sister, auntie, niece, cousin, friend and animal lover'. READ MORE: Man has turned his incredible balcony off Deansgate into one of the country's very best The JustGiving page quickly exceeded its target and topped £14,000 which will go towards giving her 'the best send off'.
The family posted: "On Friday the 22nd April, our heart-breaking nightmare began when our Katie was taken away from her children and family far too soon.
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