The wife of a murder victim fears she may be left homeless after her benefits were cut off.
Keith Taylor was stabbed to death by Hugh Gallacher at a flat in Tillydrone, Aberdeen, last July alongside Tracy Gabriel.
Gallacher then jumped to his death.
Wife Linda had been married to Mr Taylor for three years when the horrific events unfolded at the tower block.
Now the 37-year-old, who has various illnesses preventing her from working, has been told she is only entitled to £400 a month from disability living allowance (DLA).
Under Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) rules, Mrs Taylor does not qualify for benefits because she does not have British citizenship and has never been employed in the UK.
She claims she has been left to survive on just £5 a week after paying council tax and rent, and is unable to heat or light her home.
She said: “I’ve been here for more than seven years and it was not my fault my husband was taken away from me, we didn’t get divorced or anything – he was murdered.
“I didn’t come to this country trying to claim (benefits) because he was supporting me, he only had to stop work to start being my carer.
“The British Government is letting me down big style. If this goes on into March I will be out on the streets.”
The couple met at a hotel in the Netherlands in 2009 while Mr Taylor was working in the oil and gas industry.
They moved back to Aberdeen to live together and Mr Taylor eventually left his job to look after his wife as a full-time carer before they tied the knot in 2013.
Then, on July 19 last year, he was found dead in a 12th-floor flat at Donside Court along with Linda’s best friend Miss Gabriel.
Mrs Taylor was next door and heard everything as they were attacked.
She said: “My soul is gone and a big part of my heart is gone.
“He was taken away from me the night that he was killed.”
Last night, the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) said they would not be pursuing any outstanding debts from Mr Taylor’s estate.
A spokesman added: “Our sympathies are with Mr Taylor’s family at what is obviously a very difficult time.”
