A SILENT vigil is to be held at Stormont on Thursday in memory of murdered Co Armagh woman Natalie McNally and all victims of gender-based violence.
Sinn Féin's Michelle O’Neill said she had written to MLAs inviting them to join the vigil following the "brutal murder" of the 32-year-old last month.
She was stabbed to death in her Lurgan home shortly before Christmas, she was 15-weeks pregnant with her first child. It is believed she died on the night of Sunday 18 December.
Ms O'Neill said Ms McNally's death "is the latest in the long and terrible number of murders inflicted on women and is a dark reflection of the misogyny that continues to permeate much of our society and culture".
"As political representatives, we have a duty to show our support, sympathy and solidarity for Natalie, for her family and for the many victims of gender-based violence," she said.
"We have a responsibility to stand against this violence.
"There should be zero-tolerance of gender-based violence but also of the culture and attitudes that drive and normalise this violence."
The vigil is due to take place at the front of Parliament Buildings at 2pm.
It comes as the brother of Ms McNally said the family "need justice because that's all we've got left now" as he renewed their appeal for information.
Declan McNally said they need to "find out who and why they did this to Natalie".
"People say it's your worst nightmare but you would never have a nightmare like this - it's just unbelievable," he said.
"We can't reiterate enough that if anyone has any information whatsoever, even if it seems insignificant, bring it to police or bring it to Crimestoppers.
Police previously released CCTV footage of a suspect near her home. Two arrests have been made, but no-one has been charged.
The charity Crimestoppers has offered a £20,000 reward for information.
Her brother yesterday paid tribute to his sister, describing her as "absolutely amazing".
"You couldn’t have asked for a better sister," he told the BBC.
"She was fun, she was funny, she was generous and she was kind - she was brilliant."
He said with just immediate family knowing she was pregnant, "her plan was on Christmas Day she was going tell everyone".
"It’s devastating - my parents don’t have any grandchildren, this was going to be their first grandchild, they were making plans," he said.
"We were worried, obviously Natalie has type 1 diabetes, we were worried about the pregnancy.
"Never in a million years would you think this was going to happen.
"It’s beyond comprehension."
He also told of how the family had received "unbelievable" support in the weeks since her murder.
"From the people of Lurgan, people all around the country, people from every church, every political party - everyone's been in touch and everyone's thinking of us," he said.
"We read every message and that's what's getting us through."
He added that the family know that police are "throwing everything" at the inquiry.
"We're very confident in the police... they are liaising with us regularly," he said.
