Charlotte's Law: Twin's hope killer who won't reveal sister's location will be barred from parole

The twin sister of a woman killed by her ex-fiancé has shared her hopes a law change will bar murderers who won't reveal their victim's location from parole.

Charlotte Murray was murdered and secretly buried by her ex, and her body has never been found.

A public consultation into Charlotte's Law, which would restrict parole for killers who refuse to disclose the location of their victim's body, is to begin in a matter of weeks.

It follows a review of current law in relation to disclosure of information in murder cases where the body has not been recovered.

Charlotte's twin, Denise Murray, told UTV she feels her family is one step closer in its bid to change the law in Northern Ireland.

"We're not even sure where we got the strength from, but we're doing what we can for Charlotte," she said.

"Charlotte's Law means so much to us as a family. Charlotte can't do this for herself - yes we got a conviction, we walked away from court that day and we knew it wasn't enough."

Last October, Johnny Miller was found guilty of murdering Charlotte, who was from Omagh, Co Tyrone, some time between 31 October and 1 November 2012.

Her family at the time said Miller, from Redford Park, Dungannon, should not be released from prison until he has disclosed the location of her body.

The proposal for Charlotte's Law is also supported by the family of Lisa Dorrian.

Lisa Dorrian was 25 when she disappeared after attending a party at a caravan park in the seaside village of Ballyhalbert, Co Down in 2005.

She is believed to have been murdered, but her body has never been found and nobody has ever been convicted.

Lisa's sister, Joanne Dorrian, said: "Charlotte's Law has been designed so that from the minute someone is arrested for a no body murder, pressure will be put on them, they will be given an official notice about how the non-disclosure is going to affect them throughout their journey with the justice system.

"It's completely unique, it's never been done before."