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Stacy's brother Sean and their mother Ann have supported calls for a dedicated GPS electronic monitoring scheme for domestic abuse perpetrators who are assessed as posing a significant risk to a partner or former partner.
Earlier this month Swinney announced that, before recess in October, regulations would be lodged to enable the piloting of GPS monitoring for individuals on bail, including those suspected of domestic abuse.
Sean Hunter welcomed news about the GPS tracking but raised concerns about whether the bail system was tight enough.
He said: "We don't want this (GPS tracking) to be used as a tool to release more dangerous people because they'll be tagged."
The first minister said he believed Scotland had a "very strong bail test" which took into account the perspective of victims and the issue of public safety.
However, he said "tragically, there were cases where the judgment was wrong", as in the case of Stacy.
Swinney said the GPS pilot would start in the Tayside and Fife areas.
He added that if the Scottish government was confident in the system, he hoped to see the initiative rolled out as widely and as quickly as possible.
