The grieving family of a woman allegedly murdered in a Dundee tenement have been told they will have to wait until the New Year before she can be buried.
Holly Alexander, 37, was found dead in a top-floor flat in Rosefield Street alongside 40-year-old Ronnie Kidd on December 11.
A man has appeared in court accused of murdering the pair.
Holly’s husband Forrest Alexander said he was told of Holly’s death in a phone call and that the couple’s three children still do not fully understand what happened to their “loving mum.”
He said the family’s pain had been exacerbated by the fact they were still unable to lay Holly to rest as a second post-mortem is to be carried out.
Forrest said: “The laws in this country mean that it is going to be four to six weeks before we can get her body.
“That makes it even harder because we can’t grieve properly until we get her back.”
Forrest, 38, was born in Dundee but moved to the United States when he was young. He met Holly when they were 15.
They had been married for 10 years and had three children — two sons and a daughter — who are aged six, eight and 10.
The family moved to Dundee from Florida — after living in New York — two years ago.
Forrest said: “It is horrible not knowing what exactly went on.
“I just want to know what went on and what happened so that we can get some sort of closure.
“This has been the worst week of my life. The worst possible thing that could have happened has happened.
“She was a great person, she was a great mother.
“She was a lost soul who just lost her way for a while. She just met the wrong people. She was so loving, she loved the kids so much. She was one of the most loving people you could have met.
“I just can’t understand how things have turned out the way they have.
“I am just lost without her — we all are.”
Krzysztof Gadecki was arrested and charged by police after the bodies of Holly and Ronnie were discovered.
The 37-year-old, of Benvie Road, appeared in private on petition at Dundee Sheriff Court last week accused of murdering them at a property in Rosefield Street.
Gadecki made no plea or declaration and he was remanded in custody.
It is alleged he repeatedly struck Holly Alexander on the body with a knife or similar instrument and murdered her.
A separate charge similarly alleges that he struck Ronald Kidd on the body with a knife or similar instrument and murdered him.
