That she was a good mother and a loyal friend.

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"She was a good mother to him, " he said.

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"All she did was be a good mother, sacrifice her life for us, " Francisca says.

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She told BBC Radio 4's Today programme it was important that a boy's mother was not only in good physical condition, but that she had a positive outlook and the dynamism required to give him the best possible start in life.

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She insisted that her daughter was a good mother who loved Yaseen and looked after him well.

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All he had was a tiny loan from his mother, a good share of everything she had.

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Her wedding ring was a wide one, but it was only nine carat, and her mother told her she would never have a day's good luck with such a ring.

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