THE partner of a woman murdered in a house fire with her daughter and granddaughter told how the evil killer has robbed him of everything he had.

David Parker, known as Dai, said Carl Mills wiped out three generations of a family and with it his chance to spend the rest of his days with Kim Buckley, his partner of ten years.

Last Thursday brought to an end three weeks of harrowing evidence about how Kim, 46, her daughter Kayleigh, 17 and granddaughter Kimberley, six months, perished in their Cwmbran home on September 18, 2012, Mr Parker said.

Mr Parker, speaking yesterday at the end of a cycle ride in memory of the family, said: "It was very important to come out today. The last three weeks have been hell.

"We couldn't have asked for a better result on Thursday, we got rid of that piece of s***. We can shut that door, he has gone. We can hopefully grieve before getting some sort of life back.

"He (Carl Mills) was evil. He never bonded with his daughter at all, he just didn't show any interest. He doesn't deserve a life."

Mills claimed he only learned about the fire while sitting on a wall outside the Mill Tavern pub and hearing shouting and screaming.

But a jury saw through the lies and found him guilty of all three counts of murder.

The trial heard how Mills sent abusive text and Facebook messages to Kim and his girlfriend Kayleigh, the teenager he met on the social networking site in 2010.

He told Kim he was going to "fire her off the face of the earth," threatened to burn her house down and "cut her up" while she slept.

On the evening of the fire, he texting Kayleigh saying: "I hate you. I hope you get burnt."

Mr Parker, a loader in the refuse department at Torfaen council, said life will never be the same again - but he has been comforted by those closest to him, including nieces Kirsty and Natasha and work colleagues.

"Without my friends I wouldn't have been able to cope," he told the Argus. "The boys have been with me from the start. They have kept talking to me, making sure I am ok and we meet up for coffee.

"The last three weeks have been draining, to relive the memory of Kim, Kayleigh and the baby, the cause and how it was done.

"Kim was a big part of my life and she was just taken away. We were like Siamese twins, wherever she went I went."

Mr Parker stood outside the Royal Gwent Hospital with Kim's mum Gwyneth Swain, her husband John and several other family members as the cyclists returned yesterday.

It is a place full of memories, as Kimberley was treated there for a number of health issues.

"The 17th September was the best day of their lives. I can still see them standing there in the Gwent, Kim in the doorway crying. It was because Kimberley was coming home and I said let's go before they change their minds.

"To have them taken from us, it's devastating," he added.

IT IS hoped the cycle ride will raise more than £500 for the Royal Gwent's special care baby unit, which helped Kimberley during her short life.

Organised by Andy Giles and Shane Bright, the men and 11 others rode 25 miles from Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny to Newport along the canal.

Battling the heat, the group set off around 11am and made it to their destination three hours later after surviving a few mishaps along the way, including one of the men being bitten by a dog.

But not to be deterred, they pedalled on following refreshments at The Open Hearth, Pontypool.

And at the finish line, a tired Mr Giles was seen to embrace Mr Parker and Kim's mum Gwyneth Swain.

She said: "It means a lot. People have put themselves out to support the family."

On Saturday, Mr Giles was DJ'ing at the Glasgow House nightclub in Abertillery, where staff donated their tips.

The cycle ride was thought up seven months ago as several of Mr Parker's friends couldn't make a fundraiser at The White Hut, Cwmbran.

"Everyone has pulled together to support a good cause," added Mr Giles.