Laken Riley's mother speaks out about 'avoidable tragedy' after daughter's funeral
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Laken Riley's mother spoke out publicly for the first time since her daughter's murder on the University of Georgia campus in a Saturday Facebook post, describing her death as an "avoidable tragedy."
"As I sat down to write this message, I really just have no words," Phillips wrote on Facebook. "My family has faced the most devastating, unimaginable loss that anyone could ever be force [sic] to endure. I would like to thank my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, for being with me and my family during this heartbreaking time. I encourage everyone to have a personal relationship with Jesus. I give Him all the glory for getting us through this." Audrey Conklin is a digital reporter for Fox News Digital and FOX Business. Email tips to audrey.conklin@fox.com or on Twitter at @audpants.
She added that "[i]t would be really easy to lose our faith in mankind because of this senseless and avoidable tragedy," but said her family has received an overwhelming "amount of love, support and help" during what she described as a "horrific nightmare."
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