“Her whānau misses her bad. Her baby misses her. We all miss her badly,” Cephar's mother said.
“She was very outspoken, popular in the community and valued speaking up when things did not look right.”
Forli said her daughter was the most caring māmā to her young son.
“She always made sure he went to school. She took him to the beach — always took him to do activities.”
The last time she spoke to Chephar she was happy.
“I have a good last memory of her. She always took pictures and sent me them. She was always with her baby.”
Forli said she wanted those responsible for her death, or who knew who shot her daughter, to come forward.
Gisborne Detective Sergeant Stephen Smith said police received a good response to the Ten 7 Aotearoa programme on which they described Chephar's death as an “absolute tragedy” and a “senseless killing”.
“We are still seeking the firearm and are following good lines of inquiry.”
Det Sgt Smith emphasised the need for people to come forward with correct information.
“It's been four months. We want a resolution and the family want a resolution.
“We want to know what has actually happened at the address, what was said and who was there.
“We would also like to know about the origin of the cartridge found at the scene and anything that could help us identify who fired the shots.”
Police this month released fresh information on TVNZ's Police Ten 7 programme about the man they believed murdered the young mum.
The suspect was described as a Māori male with black curly hair, a thin moustache and a slight potbelly.
Police said he was wearing a green long-sleeve top with white stripes on the sleeves.
They also described a .17 HMR calibre cartridge found at the scene, which they believe will lead to Chephar's killer.
Smith told the TVNZ programme that “not a lot of people own those types of firearms or use that type of ammunition”.
He also talked viewers through the final moments before Chephar's death.
“Chephar was visiting an address that's on Centennial Crescent,” Smith said,
“There's been a knock at the door and another one of the occupants has gone to answer it, Chephar's gone with her.
“There's a bloke outside and they have a discussion, a slight argument.”
Smith then described how the man ran back to a car parked outside.
Two shots were fired from outside the house before a man fled in the vehicle.
Police were called to the house in Te Hapara at 3.45am to reports of a woman being shot.
“Chephar had not realised she had been shot immediately but she's gone back inside with the householder and she collapsed,” Smith told the programme.
The mother of one was dead when police arrived, and a homicide investigation was launched.
