Family members of a woman murdered by her neighbour have told of their devastation of losing a much-loved mother, wife and sister.

Impact statements from members of Alison Morrison’s family have been released after a judge ruled Trevor Gibbon was guilty of her murder yesterday.

Mrs Morrison, a mother and well-known volunteer, was stabbed 33 times by Gibbon as she walked to Northolt Park station on her way to work on December 18.

In a statement, her 16-year-old son Kori, who has now moved out of their home and is living in Portsmouth with her family, says he thinks about his mother hundreds of times a day.

He said: “Every morning when I wake up, I have to remind myself that my mum is gone. I realise I can never again go into her room to wake her.

“It breaks my heart every day not have her with me.

“I so desperately want my mum back and I would do anything to have her here with me again but I know she’s never coming back and I’ll never see her again.

“She’s gone. All because of one man, Trevor Gibbon, the man who murdered my mum.”

In his statement, which was read out to the court during the nine-day trial, Kori urged the judge to jail Gibbon for life.

He added: “As a consequence of my mum's passing, many things have fallen apart in my life, especially the relationship between myself and my dad.

“When my mum was alive, our relationship wasn’t that great anyway and it would always be my mum that would bring us back together whenever something happened.

Kori is also resitting Year 12 due to impact losing his mother had on his schoolwork.

Mrs Morrison’s husband, Cedric, has said the loss of his wife has left “an enormous hole that will never be filled”.

His statement read: “Alison was my best friend, my soul mate, the soul of our home and the breadwinner of our household.

“Alison was an exceptional mother to our son Kori, with the most beautiful maternal instincts, loving, supportive and always encouraging.

“Since her loss I have been left to continue alone, without the woman of my dreams, and I do not know how I'm going to carry on.”

The court also heard statements from two of Alison’s sisters, with one - Lorraine Brathwait – standing up to face Gibbon in court.

She said: “My sister has been brutally ripped out my life and my children's lives.

“You've made me experience something so dark and horrific I cannot find any words that could even come close to begin to express how I feel.

“I will not be another victim of your hatred and selfishness. I refuse to allow my sister’s death to be in vain and will use her determination, her courage and her strength to get through this.”

Her sister Paula McClean added that she now suffered from flashbacks when using knives and that she has become panicky if someone walks behind her.

She also adds her ten-year-old son Finlay has developed a fear of knives, while her 19-year-old daughter Michaela – who had heard about her aunt’s death while on the bus to work – was forced to change jobs after suffering from flashbacks every time she boarded the bus.