The funeral has taken place of a Kilkeel mother who had previously called for justice after her husband was targeted in a vicious attack.
A family notice said Rachel Morgan died on Wednesday and was the beloved wife of Pashcal and mother to Shannon and Christopher.
On Sunday, a funeral Mass took place at the Church of the Sacred Heart Cloughoge in Newry, with burial afterwards in the adjoining cemetery.
Family flowers were requested only, with any donations in lieu to St Consilio's Centre, Cuan Mhuire, in Newry.
Her daughter Shannon Morgan was among many who shared tributes on social media, commenting: "As you always said mum, ‘Love you with all my heart, just always remember that'."
Mrs Morgan had previously spoken publicly after her husband Pashcal, a Catholic building contractor, was the victim of a shocking attack in the predominantly unionist town of Kilkeel in 2019.
The attack had left him with bruising to the front of his brain, fractures to his skull and requiring extensive surgery.
Gary Chambers from Ballymartin in Co Down was later convicted of the attack and received a three-year suspended sentence when he admitted to causing Mr Morgan grievous bodily harm.
Speaking to the Irish News in 2021, Mrs Morgan said her family felt they received "no justice," and believed her husband was targeted because he was from a well-known Catholic family in the town.
During the trial, the prosecution had described the incident as a "sectarian hate crime," although a hate crime motivation was ultimately not proceeded with.
"No one has forgotten about this. Every time I go into the town people ask for Paschal," she said.
She added: "Chambers can go away and forget about it... but Paschal every day is reminded of it because he's living with the pain and the tightening of the cheek and face and all the reactions of the plates in his face on his nerve endings."
