Funeral held for beloved mum Stacy Hunter murdered near family home

The funeral has been held for a beloved mum who was murdered near her home.

Stacy Hunter, 35, was found dead by emergency services in the Corsliehill Road area of Houston, Renfrewshire, on July 27.

The body of her husband, 43-year-old Jim Mair, was also discovered at the scene.

Police have treated the death of Ms Hunter as murder.

Mourners were encouraged to wear turquoise in Stacy's memory — Mourners were encouraged to wear turquoise in Stacy’s memory STV News

Three weeks before her death, Mr Mair appeared in court charged with assaulting Stacy, and was bailed.

Police said enquiries into the deaths are ongoing.

On Thursday, a funeral for the mum-of-three was held in Fife, near to the 35-year-old’s hometown of Falkland.

A funeral procession took place through Falkland.

Mourners were encouraged to wear turquoise in memory of the beloved mum, whose brother described her as “the glue of the family”.

Floral tributes in white blooms spelling ‘mum’ and ‘Stacy’ were seen in the hearse.

‘She loved her children more than anything in the world’

Ms Hunter’s funeral comes one week on from a vigil which was held in her memory on August 12.

The local community gathered beside the Falkland fountain to remember the beloved mum-of-three, who was described as a “happy person” who has devoted to her children.

Speaking to STV News, Stacy’s brother Sean Hunter said she “would do anything for her kids.”

The 34-year-old added: “As her brother, it was something I would always recognise and appreciate and be blown away by, the dedication.

“It sounds almost strange because most parents do that, but there was an extra level of dedication and thought by Stacy.

“I hope they [the children] can recognise everything she did for them and know that she loved them more than anything in the world and would’ve done anything for them.

“Stacy was a happy, interesting person, a good friend to have, a loyal friend to have, and just the glue of the family.”

‘Violence against women is a men’s issue’

Following the death of Ms Hunter, the First Minister said he will give his “strongest personal leadership” to tackling male violence against women.

John Swinney said the scale of the issue had been “laid bare” by prominent cases, including Ms Hunter’s murder.

In July, 44-year-old Vikki Soloman was allegedly murdered by her ex-partner in Edinburgh. He was later found dead in his cell after being charged over her death.

In an article in the Sunday Post, Swinney said: “This is not a women’s issue to be solved by women.

“It is a men’s issue, and it demands that men take responsibility for changing the culture and the behaviours that allow this violence to persist and, far too often, to escalate to fatal violence.”