The family of Serena Hickey found dead at a Premier Inn hotel have told of their devastation after the 'loving' mother was apparently killed by her partner.
Friends and relatives of Serena Hickey have been left in shock after she was found dead hours before her partner died on a train track. A murder investigation was launched after her body was discovered at a Premier Inn in Kempstone, Bedfordshire United Kingdom on Saturday.
Her partner, whose name has not been released by police, is believed to have driven 70 miles away to Nuneaton, Warwickshire, where he was struck by a train.
Ms Hickey, who worked for a letting agents in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, was described as 'lovely' and a 'loving soul' by distraught relatives today.
Her son Lyle Orange, 19, has posted a photo of him and his mother on Facebook.
Ms Hickey pictured with her 19-year-old son Lyle Orange in a picture he has posted on Facebook
His friend Liam Page wrote underneath: 'I'm so sorry to hear about your loss. Your mum was a fantastic woman and she will be missed.'
Another friend, Sean, added: 'I'm in complete shock, your mum was such a nice woman. My heart goes out to you and the family.'
Ms Hickey's cousin Angel Hickey said: 'One of the hardest things to accept is a loved one taken before their time in the most horrific soul- wrenching way.
'I am heartbroken and devastated by the passing of Serena Hickey a kind and most loving soul, my cousin you will forever be missed.'
Detectives were seeking Ms Hickey's partner - a man in his 30s - in connection with her killing when he was found dead at 5.30pm the same day after being struck by a train on a rail line at Nuneaton, Warwickshire. Police said they were treating the deaths as a murder and suicide.
Writing on Facebook, Serena's brother Zane Hopkins said he planned to set up a charity to support people suffering domestic abuse.
He wrote: 'In the next few days, I shall be creating a new charity in aid of my sister, Serena Hickey, and all of our sisters and brothers who are victims of domestic violence.'
Mr Hopkins added: 'In addition, to not further hatred, I am going to create a place of understanding for the perpetrators of domestic violence, to re-educate them and help them to reform.
'Most importantly, we will provide the best care, compassion, and support for people who have been victims of this awful atrocity.
'We must unite to make sure this tragedy is never allowed to happen again. Unfortunately I wasn't able to protect my sister, but let me protect yours.'
It was understood that the couple had booked in together at the Premier Inn on Friday night.
Following the murder, part of the hotel was sealed off and a full-scale investigation launched.
A police spokesman said: 'Investigating officers received a call confirming a man had died on the railway line in Nuneaton, Warwickshire.
'This man is believed to have been the same person detectives were trying to trace in connection with the Bedfordshire investigation.
'Detectives from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit (BCHMCU) launched a murder inquiry after the woman was found dead in a Kempston, Bedford hotel on Saturday morning.
'Scenes of crime officers undertook a full forensic examination of the area and detectives from the BCHMCU also attended the scene.
'Detectives believe the woman is from Milton Keynes and is the partner of the man found on the railway line in Warwickshire.
'A post mortem examination of the body of the man, who was believed to have been in his late 30s and from Nuneaton, will take place next week.'
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