The two, who met as teenagers, dated for a time and holidayed in Turkey.
Flowers have been left in Willow Street, the scene of the tragedy in the early hours of Sunday, in memory of Rebecca Steer, 22, who was known as Becky.
"I was at North Shropshire College and Becky was at sixth form in Llanfyllin and a group of us were mates," he said."She was the life and soul of the party but she was also very intelligent. You could have a really good conversation with Becky and she had real aspirations for the future. Now those are never going to happen. She never even got to finish uni."
"We had a brilliant holiday. We went go-carting and buggying. Becky really enjoyed travelling and loved Turkey because of the people out there. "I am a Man United fan, but I went along and we had such a great time. I will always remember that day - she was such a big part of my life."A 27-year-old man has appeared in court charged with Rebecca's murderStephen McHugh appeared at Kidderminster Magistrates Court via video link from Telford Police Station shortly after 2pm on Wednesday.
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