This week I have shared some of my experiences of the Criminal Justice System (CJS) with the BBC as a secondary victim of Josh’s murder, or the term I would prefer to use as a ‘co-victim’. I was asked to share my experiences to help shed a light on the inhumane way in which I…
The latest copy of the Victims’ Code can be found here.
The last time I spring cleaned my house was the early part of 2015 it was around May before I was due to have a big operation in June. I remember getting as much as I could organised before I went in to hospital so that when I came home there would be very little…
The latest copy of the Victims’ Code can be found here.
This year just like 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 it has been just as hard to navigate the criminal justice system as a victim of crime. If anything, every year seems to get harder especially as I learn more and more about a system that is set up to fail victims. I discovered I…
For as long as I can remember I have always been aware of the importance of doing what is right. I have always stood up for those who are being mistreated and those who might not be able to stand up for themselves. And when the same treatment has been returned to me I have…
One year ago today SOB was sentenced to life with a minimum term of 26 years for the brutal murder of my Son. There he was right next to me, the man who took my child’s life. This was the first day of the trial which should have been three weeks. However, the trial…
Today marks five years that I have lived without Josh and, 1,825 days, 43,800 hours and 2,628,000, Josh has been denied his best life. As I write this blog, I am re-living five years ago at this time. I was standing across the road from where Josh lay waiting for the forensic team to come…
The 11th day of every month and for the rest of my life I will associate it with Josh’s last. Some days are much harder to cope with than others. This is because I live with Trauma, PTSD and Complicated Grief, all of which are debilitating, and impact on all areas of my life as…
Before Josh was murdered and denied his right to life, when he was taken from me and from all those who love him, I never truly understood the profound depth or impact that such an unresolvable and final act had on the secondary victims of crime, and no one more so than that of a…