Candles light up night to honour Melbourne mother Brooke Stephens

Hundreds gathered at a park in Clyde North, Melbourne, on Sunday to honour Brooke Stephens, a local mother allegedly murdered in her home just a week earlier. ABC News reports mourners held candles in a shared show of grief for her. Vigils like this often mark a community's first collective step in processing a sudden, violent loss.

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