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She hitched a ride on a school bus and her aunt waited outside.

Her school bus was among the traffic that stopped at the scene in the immediate aftermath, and she saw that her father was involved.

Her statement said her husband had once opened the door to their house to find Vines outside, and also outlined an occasion when police needed to escort her children on to their school bus.

But the costs of having one child are already overwhelming - school fees, the school bus, swimming lessons, even going to the GP is expensive.

Calls have been made for new laws to improve school bus safety in Northern Ireland since Caitlin-Rose's death.