The heartbroken sister of a healthcare worker found dead in her home has vowed to fight for justice as she made a gut-wrenching tribute to the ‘beautiful soul’.
Jessica Bairnsfather-Scott, 32, was found dead at her home in Nollamara, Perth, by distressed family members on Sunday.
Her body was found when the panicked family rushed to the home and broke in after she sent them photos of a wrecked car.
As police probe Ms Bairnsfather-Scott’s death, her sister Alison Gibson remembered the healthcare worker as the ‘most amazing person’.
Jessica Bairnsfather-Scott’s body was found at her home in Nollamara, Perth, by distressed family members on Sunday
Ms Bairnsfather-Scott’s heartbroken sister Alison (centre) fronts the media in the wake of the healthcare worker’s death
‘We are completely heartbroken,’ Alison wrote on Facebook.
‘She was a beautiful soul filled with kindness, love, a smile that would light up a room, she would do anything for her family.
‘The world has lost the most amazing person. This should not have happened. I love you forever Jess you will never be forgotten. I will fight for justice.’
A man known to Ms Bairnsfather-Scott was questioned by police on Sunday night but no charges were laid.
‘She was a beautiful soul filled with kindness, love, a smile that would light up a room, she would do anything for her family,’ Alison wrote about her sister Jessica Bairnsfather-Scott (right with husband Harold Carter)
Alison’s tribute has been flooded with words of support and tributes for the ‘beautiful young lady’.
‘My heart is breaking for you all. Jess had an amazing soul she will be deeply missed by all the knew her. RIP Jessica,’ one person said.
‘She certainly was a beautiful, kind and generous person. She will be deeply missed,’ said another.
The family revealed the alarm for concern was raised when they received text messages from Ms Bairnsfather-Scott picturing a mangled car.
The pictures are understood to have been taken about midday on Saturday, when Ms Bairnsfather-Scott’s husband Harold Carter collided with a tree.
The family revealed the alarm for concern was raised when they received text messages from Ms Bairnsfather-Scott picturing a mangled car following an accident
His white sedan slammed into a pole about 12 hours before Ms Bairnsfather-Scott’s body was found.
A neighbour reported hearing screaming coming from the home on Friday night, but police were not called.
Ms Bairnsfather-Scott earned a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Western Australia despite not doing any of the right subjects at school.
Ms Bairnsfather-Scott’s family (left) were shocked by her death. Ms Bairnsfather-Scott earned a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Western Australia (right)
Neighbours heard screaming coming from Ms Bairnsfather-Scott’s house on May Drive in Nollamara on Friday, but did not call police
‘Growing up, I never imagined that I would go to university. I was never a high achiever in school, but I had a drive to learn and to use that knowledge to help my people is some way,’ she said in a graduate profile.
‘I had no idea of what I wanted to do in life, what I wanted to study or what was even available.
‘Growing up I had the misconception that you had to be very smart to go to university so my confidence in myself and my abilities to attend or complete university were very low.’
The young woman completed an Aboriginal orientation course from UWA’s School of Indigenous Studies to prepare her for her degree.
The pictures are understood to have been taken about midday on Saturday, when Ms Bairnsfather-Scott’s husband Harold Carter collided with a tree. His white sedan slammed into a pole about 12 hours before Ms Bairnsfather-Scott’s body was found