- Jayne Toal Reat was stabbed to death in her home in Co Antrim over Christmas
- Her daughter Charlotte Reat, 21, confirmed her mother died in her arms
- Ms Reat was also stabbed, receiving wounds to the neck, face and the head
- A 19-year-old man has been arrested by the PSNI on suspicion of murder
A woman whose mother was murdered in front of her on Christmas morning has said she died protecting her life.
In a highly emotional post on Facebook, Charlotte Reat said her mother Jayne Toal Reat was a hero by facing the knifeman.
The attack happened in the early hours of Christmas morning in Lisburn, Co Antrim.
Charotte Reat, right, has spoken of her heartbreak following the murder of her mother Jayne Toal Reat, left, who was murdered at the family home on Christmas Day in Lisburn, Co Antrim
Ms Toal Reat, pictured, was stabbed to death on the early hours of Christmas morning
A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of Ms Toal Reat’s murder on Christmas Day
A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder by the Police Service of Northern Ireland.
Writing on Facebook, Ms Reat said: ‘I just want to thank everyone for all the kind messages and posts. I’m not in the frame of mind to reply to anyone nor am I fit to be writing this status.
‘Today will be a day I will never forget as my mum was murdered in front of my eyes and then later died in my arms. I can still feel her in my arms and hear her screams of pain and see the panic on her face.
‘My mum died saving me, I was stabbed twice in the head once in my face and once to the back of my neck. I am with family and have to identify my beautiful mother’s body tomorrow which is not something I ever expected to be doing.
Detective Inspector John Caldwell of the PSNI’s serious crime branch said: ‘Detectives have launched a murder investigation following the death of a woman at a house in the Lisburn area.’
PSNI officers were investigating teh crime scene following the murder on Christmas Day
Ms Reat wrote an emotional Facebook post about her mother’s brutal murder
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