With respect
Yes it is speculation and it is "interpretation through the author's own empathy". But what's wrong with that?
I've been reading these threads since the beginning and there's been a lot of people who've had a lot to say about the type of person GBC and his family basing a lot of their thoughts on little more than...well...their feelings. They've made up his mind he's guilty and suddenly his family are as guilty as him. There's been discussions about GBC being arrogant, having a history of DV, of him being a whole lot of things but where's the evidence. There isn't any that I've seen in the press, from the QP. These people are making sense of what has happened by empathizing with the victim.
I would even say (and I'm not trying to be personal but I have no idea how else to explain it...so, respectfully I say): IMO the comment you have made reflects your empathy with the victim. I say that because of the words you use in your last sentence. For example, there is no proof (at the moment) she was "brutally murdered". Yes, she was murdered. Brutally? We don't know.
Oh I want to clarify, just because I can empathize with someone does not necessarily mean that I therefore condone their behavior and/or actions. I empathize only because I acknowledge the complexity of all human beings.