Hollie Gazzard's dad 'so proud' a decade on from her murder

Nick Gazzard said he is "really proud" of what the Hollie Gazzard Trust has achieved

A decade on from her murder, the father of Hollie Gazzard says he is "really proud" of what the trust set up in her name has achieved.

Hollie, aged 20, was stabbed by her ex-boyfriend while working at a Gloucester hairdressing salon.

She will be remembered in a service at Gloucester Cathedral on Tuesday evening.

Since her death, her family has raised more than £2m to promote awareness of domestic abuse.

Hollie had ended a relationship with her abusive ex-boyfriend Asher Maslin shortly before he stabbed her to death on 18 February, 2014.

He was jailed for life for her murder later that year.

The Hollie Gazzard Trust was set up by Hollie's parents, Nick and Mandy, and her sister, Chloe, in the wake of her death.

The family has campaigned to educate young people about domestic violence, and have told her story all over the world over the last 10 years.

Hollie was 20 when she was murdered at work in 2014

Speaking to BBC Radio Gloucestershire on Tuesday morning, Mr Gazzard said the remembrance service will be "humbling".

"I'm very proud of what we've done as a trust and what Hollie's done," he said.

"We've opened it to the whole community because I see these issues as community issues.

"It's not just Hollie that lost her life, there are many, many people who are impacted by domestic abuse and stalking and we want everyone to come together to remember Hollie and other people who have suffered."

The Hollie Gazzard Trust is currently working with nine police forces to deliver the Hollie Guard Extra app to victims of domestic abuse.

The paid-for version of the app allows victims to shake their phones in an emergency, which will then alert a "police-approved 24/7 monitoring centre" who take "appropriate action".

'Doing the right thing'

Mr Gazzard said: "I'm the first person to say that as a charity we shouldn't be needed, but we are.

"Every time we deliver training, every time we deliver updates to the app and we get that feedback from people to say 'you've helped save my life' or 'you've allowed me to go out again for the first time because I don't feel so scared', it gives you that warm feeling in your stomach that we're doing the right thing.

"Hollie's making a huge difference to people's lives 10 years after she lost her own."

The remembrance service will be held at the cathedral, where Hollie's funeral took place, at 18.45 GMT on 20 February.

Bishop of Gloucester, the Rt Revd Rachel Treweek will lead the service, and an open invitation has been issued to the local community to attend.