The sister of murdered mother of one Siobhán Kearney yesterday appealed to her killer to come forward and acknowledge their guilt.
Speaking in advance of a prayer and remembrance vigil which the family plans to hold outside Ms Kearney's home in Goatstown, Dublin, tomorrow afternoon, Aisling McLaughlin said the aim of the vigil was to pray for Siobhán, and her "beloved" son Dan.
The date of the candlelight vigil is exactly nine months since her sister's body was returned to her family following her death.
"We are going to pray for Siobhán and to pray for that person. That they would find the courage to come forward and to speak the truth," she told The Irish Times.
"Siobhán was the most beautiful daughter, sister, person, you could ever have met and the best friend you could ever have."
The remains of the 38-year-old were discovered in her family home at Knocknashee, Goatstown, Dublin, on the morning of January 31st of this year.
She had been strangled with the flex of a vacuum cleaner and her body had been locked into the bedroom of the house.
Her three-year-old son Dan was found in the house as his mother lay dead upstairs.
The vigil takes place at 4pm tomorrow outside Ms Kearney's home.
"A confession would move us to another place. At the moment we're in one place and we can't move on. We're in a holding position. Our grief is on hold, everything is on hold.
"The idea for the vigil came from the fact that Christmas is a very special time. We are a very close family and we would have spent it together."
A spokeswoman for the Garda press office yesterday confirmed that a file on the case has been sent to the Director of Public prosecution for a decision.
Last August, The Irish Timesrevealed that gardaí investigating Ms Kearney's murder had sent a file to the DPP in which they recommend the prosecution of the chief suspect in the case.