Designer spreads colour in memory of Abi

'A bit of beauty in a world of sadness.' KAT DUGGAN

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ABI'S DOTS: Blenheim interior designer Alex Fulton is raising money for charity by selling Abis Dots, a memento for her goddaughter who was killed in a car accident.

MISSED: Abi Hone, 12, was in year 8 at Rangi Ruru Girls' School.

A Blenheim interior designer is spreading colour to mark the life of her goddaughter who was killed in a car accident earlier this year.

Alex Fulton was in Spain with her family when she learned of the death of 12-year-old Abi Hone, who was killed in a car crash along with two other close friends, Ella Summerfield, 12 and her mum Sally Rumble, 49.

The trio were killed instantly when Dutch tourist Johannes Appelman failed to stop at a stop sign near Rakaia, T-boning the car they were travelling in on May 31.

"We just knew we had to get home," Fulton said.

Fulton kept in contact with Abi's parents, Lucy and Trevor, during the two days it took to get home, and they asked her to help them planning the funeral.

"They wanted me to choose the coffin and I immediately knew it had to be colourful like she was."

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