A grieving family is preparing for the funeral of a mum at the centre of a double-murder investigation.

Natasha Sadler died two months ago following an incident on a Canterbury housing estate and her family have paid tribute to their “loyal, fun-loving and beautiful girl, who lived for her children”.

The 40-year-old grew up in Margate and attended Drapers Mills Primary School before moving on to Hartsdown.

She completed a degree in philosophy at Canterbury Christ Church University in 2010.

Her funeral route, on May 20, will revisit the places she loved in the area, starting at her mother's home in Cowley Rise before moving through Cliftonville and passing the Lido building and then travelling to the crematorium.

Her mum June said: “It has been a really hard time, nobody ever expects to lose their child and she was taken far too young.

“People have been asking us when the funeral is going to be but we have had to say we don’t know, now we will finally put her to rest next week.

“She used to absolutely love the Lido and spent a lot of time there.

“We will leave here (Cowley Rise) at noon because the service starts at 12.40pm.

“Natasha also loved green so we would like people to wear a little bit of green on the day.

“She also loved her Kermit the Frog toy and had it ever since she was two years old.”

Natasha’s friend Simon Gorecki, 47, a Canterbury fishmonger, also died in the incident.

Foster Christian, 53 – who lived at the same address as Mr Gorecki – has been charged with their murder.

He was arrested at the scene and charged with two counts of murder and two of causing grievous bodily harm with intent.

He is likely to stand trial later this year.

Ms Sadler’s brother Steven, manager of The Lanthorne pub in Broadstairs, said: “We are still trying to get our head around things but hopefully this will give us closure and be a big celebration of her life.

"Hopefully this will give us closure and be a big celebration of her life..." Steven Sadler

“We are expecting a big turnout for the funeral, she had a lot of friends because she was very outgoing, she had an infectious personality and also lived for her kids.

“I’m sure Natasha’s friends will have a lot of stories to tell at the funeral.

“She also moved around a lot but always thought of Margate as her home, she always wanted to come back here.

“Natasha would always be the one to sort something out and you would go to her if you needed advice or help too.”

Ms Sadler’s 20-year-old son Connaugh suffered minor injuries while a 16-year-old boy was also seriously wounded during the incident.

Natasha was also a keen supporter of charities especially the National Autistic Society (NAS) due to a family member suffering with autism.

She did the Canterbury half-marathon two years ago in aid of the charity.

The family described Natasha’s love of animals.

Steven added: “Animals are really loyal so maybe that was where she learnt to be such a loyal person.”

Her sister Jodie, 36, said:

“We were extremely close, she would always have my back and I would always have hers..." Natasha's sister Jodie

“If we needed each other we would always be there and she would always light up any dark place.

“She would help anyone out, because that was the sort of person she was, if she had her last pound she’d give it to a homeless person if she thought it would help them more than it would help her.

“She’d always find the best in people and she really could have done so much good in this world. The best ones always go too early and she was certainly one of those.

“It is a great loss to everyone.”

The family say if anyone wishes to send flowers to direct them to Aston Walker funeral directors.

A wake has been planned for after the funeral but no venue has been set yet.