Ashes Of Stabbed Backpacker To Be Spread Over World

The mother of stab victim Mia Ayliffe-Chung has told of her plans for her daughter's cremation, as she prepares to head for Australia. Miss Ayliffe-Chung, 21, from Wirksworth, Derbyshire, was stabbed to death at a backpackers' hostel in Queensland on Tuesday. French national Smail Ayad has been charged with one count of murder, two counts of attempted murder, one count of serious animal cruelty and 12 counts of serious assault.