Gifts given in memory of murdered daughter

The Sarah Groves Foundation supports initiatives that help children

The parents of a Guernsey woman who was murdered more than a decade ago while travelling in Kashmir continue to donate presents in her name.

Sarah Groves, 24, was found dead in 2013 on the houseboat she was staying on.

The trial of Dutchman Richard de Wit, who denies murdering her, had its last hearing 18 months ago and has since been suspended indefinitely.

The Sarah Groves Foundation has donated 30 bikes to local families and her parents said it celebrated the amazing memory of their daughter getting her first bike.

Vik and Kate Groves' daughter Sarah was murdered in Kashmir in April 2013

Kate Groves said: "I remember that feeling, there was no other present to match it.

"When we're trying to think of things to help the less fortunate children in Guernsey, this thought was promoted in my head."

Kindred Spirit collated the nominations and organises the distribution of the bikes.

Manager Kay Lindsay said they were very grateful for the donations and she loved receiving feedback from the parents.

She said: "We don't see the initial shock on the children's faces when they receive the bike, but we get feedback and see photos and they are gratefully received, it's lovely."

Mrs Groves said she would love to be a fly on the wall to see the faces of glee on Christmas Day and said her daughter would have loved it.

The bikes will be donated to children in Guernsey who might not otherwise have received a present this year

Of the trial, Vik Groves said: "It is stalemate, log jam, every month there is technically a hearing, when it was suspended there had been 225-230 different hearings... there is no outcome and there may never be an outcome."

The inquest into Sarah's death that was opened here in Guernsey is still open and cannot be closed until there is a definitive answer about the case.

Mrs Groves said: "We'll never know the truth but all we can do is continue to fight for our girl. In my heart there is no alternative."