Carol Micallef's life shattered the night her son Bailey Jones died, stabbed in the heart by his cousin Dominic Saliba inside the kitchen of a Bomaderry house.

Since that fateful night in December 2022, Mrs Micallef has battled anxiety, depression, PTSD, trauma-induced memory loss, nightmares and countless nights spent unable to sleep or waking up crying.

Even talking about Bailey and her fight for justice often brings tears to her eyes, as does walking into Bailey's room which remains untouched - the walls covered with reminders of a life ended far too soon.

But the one thing keeping her going is fighting to change laws and systems that might save lives, despite being too late to protect Bailey who was just 18 when he was fatally wounded.

At the time of the stabbing Saliba was on hous

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