The past week, or ten days to be more exact, have not been particularly good days in terms of child welfare in the UK. A total of four small children have all died from being harmed in one way or another – and all at the hands of a parent.
We had the little girl, Alia Ahmad Jama, 3, who was killed by ingesting acid forcibly – her mother has been charged with her murder. Then the heart-wrenching case of yet another child killed in an attempted murder-suicide by a father; five year old Gabrielle Grady (below) and her brother Ryan were pulled from the car after their father had driven it into the river Avon. Ryan had been rescued in time but Gabrielle took longer – she held on but died a couple of days later. The father, Chris Grady, has been charged with 2 counts of attempted murder.
Another little girl 2 year old Jasmine Bellfield, has been found dead in her home in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire today. The mother has been charged with her murder. This place was made infamous as it was the home of Shannon Matthews, who was abducted by her mother and her relative.
And poor little Jackson Taylor, nine, whose own brother stabbed him to death last night. His eighteen year old sister was also attacked while trying to protect him but survived. Jackson is said to be from a very dysfunctional family whose house was often visited by police.
Just another week in Great Britain…
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Woe is me – woe is very me at the moment. I am not doing well with all this winter weather; all this snow, rain, cold and grey skies. I’m an Aussie girl and I need sunshine, sand and the sea!
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