I’m empty after ‘beautiful’ Eve Smith died in Newport tragedy 8 years after our sibling was killed in crash, sister says
EVE Smith’s sister says she “feels empty” after her sibling died in a Newport car crash just eight years after their other sister was killed.
Eve, 21, was found dead with two pals in what is the second tragedy to hit their family after sister Xana Doyle died in a smash in 2015.
Cops today discovered three bodies after Eve, Darcy Ross, 21, Sophie Russon, 20, along with Rafel Jeanne-Actie and Shane Loughlin vanished.
The group had not been seen since enjoying a night out at the Muffler nightclub in Newport, Wales.
Eve, Darcy and Rafel died in the horror crash while Sophie and Shane are seriously injured in hospital.
In a tribute, heartbroken sister Sherridan Borg, 23, said: “Eve, My beautiful little sister I’ve cried laughed and fought with you every week, but I’ve never been without you.
“We always said, ‘I got you always’, but now I’m sat here feeling so empty because you’re not here with me anymore, and I can’t accept this.”
The tragedy comes eight years after her sister Xana also died in a car crash – with the family revealing their heartache on the Star of Sky documentary.
Eve had taken part in a Sky TV documentary after Xana was killed and the family campaigned for tougher sentences.
Hairdresser Xana, 19, was killed instantly from head injuries in the crash when a friend stole a car to get to a party back in 2015.
She was a passenger when the car flipped over.
The young woman had been getting a lift home from Sakhawat Ali, then 23, who was high on cocaine and cannabis and twice the drink-drive limit.
His cousin Shabaz Ali, then 21, was also on drugs – and grabbed the car’s handbrake “as a joke”.
Eve was 13 at the time of the tragedy while Sherridan was 15.
Sherridan said: “There is no sister like you, you always made me feel so important, sending me messages to remind me how much you love me and I’d tell you just how much I loved you more!
“You saved me from so much Eve all the times I’ve been low it was you that I’d turn to, and now I’m feeling heavy because I couldn’t save you.
“I loved seeing you grow into this beautiful young woman and you used to get so worried that we wouldn’t be close as you grew up, but I’d remind you that sisters don’t ever break a bond and ours well there isn’t, no bond like ours my girl you’ll always be my baby sister.
“I know you’re safe up there with our beautiful sister Xana but I was never ready to let you go, my body is aching without you, please watch over me.
“I love you forever and always.”
The group had not been seen since enjoying a night out and were spotted using the bathroom at the Muffler nightclub in Newport, Wales.
It comes as…
- Three pals were found dead in a crashed car after five people vanished while on a night out in Newport
- Eve Smith, 21, was confirmed dead by her family, who had tragically lost her sister in a crash eight years ago
- Two pals were pictured beaming on the night out before the tragedy
- The mum of Sophie Russon claimed cops told her to stop calling
- She has now revealed her agony at desperately searching for her daughter while she lay critically injured
- Haunting CCTV was shared by friends of the car before it vanished in the early hours of Saturday
- Police are now probing just what happened in the hours before the crash
The VW Tiguan they were travelling in was recovered just after midnight on Monday March 6.
Haunting CCTV showed the white car the group had been travelling in before it was involved in a road traffic collision and came off the A48.
The snaps, shared by the young people’s families during the search, show the white car carrying the friends.
Specialist officers are supporting the families of those involved and enquiries are ongoing.
It comes after Sophie’s mum told how she drove past where her missing daughter lay trapped for 48 hours alongside three of her dead friends.
A spokesperson from Gwent Police told The Sun: “We understand how distressing it is when a loved one goes missing, we have seen the media reports about this and we will be liaising closely with the families involved to find out more information and address any concerns of this nature.”
Anyone with any information is asked to call police on 101, or send a direct message on social media, quoting 2300071791.
The case has been referred to the IOPC in line with normal procedures.