A young woman thought to have been killed by a man she had reported for stalking was let down by police, her family claim.
Gracie Spinks, 23, died from a stab wound to the neck in a suspected murder-suicide while out tending to her horse in a field on June 18.
A witness claimed to have seen a man running from the scene in Duckmanton, Derbyshire, with Michael Sellers, 35, later found dead from a self-inflicted injury in a neighbouring field.
Friends claimed Sellers - a former work colleague of Gracie's - was infatuated with the young woman.
Gracie had previously reported her killer to police for stalking but officers failed to recognise the danger, according to her mum Alison Heaton.
Speaking ahead of what would have been her daughter's 24th birthday, she told Sky News : "A guy who Gracie had previously reported to the police for stalking her approached her that morning and murdered her.
"It's just really frustrating because we've got no answers, it's just dragging on, we just want some answers."
Keen horse rider and model, Gracie, left her family home in Chesterfield at 7.30am on the day of her death to drive to Blue Lodge Farm stables, just a few miles away.
Four months earlier Gracie reported Sellers to police after he turned up to the stables uninvited.
After her death, Alison and husband Richard Spinks found out a bag containing knives, an axe, a hammer and a note saying "don't lie" were found near to the stables six weeks before and passed to police.
"The police didn't act on it and join up the dots basically from Gracie's complaints," her mother said, adding if they had known about the find they wouldn't have allowed her to go to tend her horse alone.
"I think they let her down big time," she added.
Richard said in the wake of his daughter's death, as well as other cases such as Sarah Everard, women's safety must be taken more seriously.
The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) confirmed it is currently investigating the prior contact between Gracie and the police prior to June 18.
Derbyshire Police said it continues to liaise with the coroner but did not wish to comment further with the IOPC probe still open.
Richard said the family is campaigning for Gracie's Law and wants a pledge from government that police forces will receive funding for a dedicated point of contact for stalking complaints.
