HEARTBROKEN parents told how a suicide bomber tore their lives apart on a family holiday to Turkey - killing their 'beautiful, bubbly' daughter.

And Sharon Holden spoke of the 'mother's instinct' that convinced her something had happened to her 21-year-old daughter, Helyn.

Tragically, her sixth sense was proved right - Helyn was killed when a terrorist bomb exploded on a minibus almost a fortnight ago.

Miss Bennett, of Spennymoor, died in the blast in the popular Kusadasi resort. Her fiance, brother, aunt and uncle were also injured.

The couple had bought tickets to visit a water park but had changed their minds at the last minute and took the bus to the beach instead.

Speaking about the tragedy for the first time, Mrs Holden, 41, who missed the blast because she was on a day trip to a Greek island, said she knew immediately that her family was involved.

"Call it mother's instinct, but all day I knew that something was up, " she said.

"I didn't know what but my stomach was churning and I felt sick all the time."

The family had agreed to split up that Saturday, with one group visiting a Greek island and the others due to go to the water park.

After the blast, Mrs Holden and her husband, Tom, had to wait for hours on the island of Samos for the ferry to return.

The couple were met by holiday representatives when they returned to Turkey and their worst fears were confirmed. Five people had been killed.

Their 'beautiful, bubbly daughter' was among the dead. Her brother, Adam Megoran, 16, suffered burns and her fiance, Stephen Stables, 23, was critically injured.

Aunt Toni Punshon, of Sherburn, near Durham, suffered burns, as did her 14-year-old son, Sam.

MsPunshon'spartner, Michael Aspinall, was also badly hurt.

The family was sitting close together when the bomb went off. Mrs Holden said: "They must have changed their plans and decided to go to the beach. The bomb blew up just after they got on the bus."