| Location | Kettering/northampton |
| Age | 1 month, 24 days |
| Cause of Death | Murder |
| Date of Birth | 29/09/2005 |
| Date of Death | 22/11/2005 |
| Visitors | 4,978 since 24/10/2008 |
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Jessica was born on the 29 September 2005. She lived for only 54 days until she died on the 22
November 2005. Her tiny life was filled with suffering at the hands of her biological father who is
now serving a whole life term prison sentence.
Attached are links to childrens, welfare and charity organisation on signs of child abuse and how we
can all make our contribution to the safety and protection of children.
One can only imagine what Jessica was going through. It is a sickening and appalling account of
child suffering and abuse, amidst a busy town surrounded by neighbours and families, under the
watchful eye of the social care system intended to protect her.
Yet surrounded by so many that could have ended her torment, with all the physical signs of abuse in
her home environment and medical evidence on her tiny frail body, she was repeatedly allowed to
return home to the hands of her father. People closed their eyes or chose to do nothing to help this
defenceless and completely dependant baby.
Jessica’s suffering is now at an end. She paid the ultimate price for the failure of so many to
watch over her. To listen when she cried, to look when she could not speak and act when we knew she
was in such desperate need.
Jessica is now at rest in a peaceful cemetery in the south of England. Sadly this is the only
picture I have of Jessica. Her grave is very humble, a simple wooden cross stating her full name and
date she died. I could find very little in the way of tokens of affection or memorials of her life.
A sad, tragic and heartbreaking reflection of her treatment in this world.
I want to allow people the opportunity to think about Jessica. Show Jessica how much she is loved
and how important and significant her life was to us all. To think about the most precious gift of
all, a tiny child with so much to live, and to make a pledge never to allow another child to follow
the same fate. For then we would have all truly failed Jessica.
Jessica sweet angel, although I was never blessed with the privilege of holding you, cuddling you or
kissing your salty tears away you have touched my own life in so many ways.
Your memory and your spirit is alive in the hearts and minds of every single person who cares.
You are now free in a far better place where you can no longer be hurt. We are now left with only
the legacy of your neglect and betrayal in our arms. The world is a much, much sadder place without
you.
Dream in peace sweat heart, free from fear, free from pain.
You will be loved eternally.
http://www.nspcc.org.uk/default.html
http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/factsheets/signs.cfm
http://www.safechild.co.uk/SAFE/index.html
If we do not remember the victims of child abuse we will change nothing. It is the responsibility of
every caring parent, every decent human being to never turn away from a child in need. Jessica
Randall’s memorial stands for that determination to end child suffering.
The signs of child abuse are always there and we must all be aware of those signs and choose to
respond to them. We must all do whatever we have to do, whenever we have to do it to protect the
most sacred, the most silent and most vulnerable in society.
There were many opportunities to save little Jessica, but tragically no-one did.
There is no justice that will ever bring a dead child back and no sentence that will ever reflect
the suffering of an abused or neglected child.
For there can be only one acceptable outcome for a child at risk and that is prevention. There can
be no complacency when it to the protection of children and there is no second chance to save a
child’s life.
We must all be prepared and have the courage to intervene, to do the right thing, get involved and
not leave it to someone else to protect our children. One day we may all have this ethical choice at
our doorstep should we even suspect a child is at risk- please let us all remember Jessica.
♥* *♥* Simply Put. *♥* *♥*
Simply put ...I really miss you
I've continued to ask why
Life took this dreadful wrong turn...
Now I often sit and cry
*♥* *♥*
Simply put ...my heart is broken
Most people have no clue
Unless they live this heartache...
They don't know what I've lived through
*♥* *♥*
Simply put... I long to hug you
Share a gentle warm embrace
Often spend each day just wishing....
This truth could somehow be erased
*♥* *♥*
Simply put... I can't remember...
The last time I heard your voice
Memories are often painful...
I was not given any choice
*♥* *♥*
Simply put... I know I'm grieving
Won't get better through the years
I have learned some coping methods...
To accept this new frontier
*♥* *♥*
Simply put... I'm good at masking
Denying what I feel
For I know deep down inside me...
I will never truly heal.
*♥* *♥*
Simply put...I really miss you
No one knows the pain I bear
Simply put... there is no reason
Losing you was just not fair.
*♥* *♥*
DEAR LORD
Every single evening
As i,m lying here in bed
This tiny little prayer
Keeps running through my head
God bless all my family
Wherever they may be.
Keep them warm and safe from harm
For they,re so close to me
And God , There is one more thing
I wish that you could do :
Hope you don,t mind me asking,
Please bless my computer too.
Now i know that it,s unusual
To bless a motherboad
But listen just a second
While i explain it to you , Lord.
You see, That little metal box
Holds more than odds and ends:
Inside those small compartments
Rest so many of my Friends
I know so much about them
By the kindness that they give,
And this little scrap of metal
Takes me in to where they live.
By faith is how i know them
much the same as you
We share in what life brings us
And from that our friendships grew.
Please take an extra minute
From your duties up above
To bless those in my address book
That,s filled with so much love.
Wherever else this prayer may reach
To each and every friend,
Bless each e mail inbox
And each person who hits ' send'.
When you update your Heavenly list
On your own Great CD ROM
Bless everyone who hears this prayer
Sent up to God . com
If god tells you i am sleeping
Dont doubt what he says
He needed me to be his angel
The day that i went away
He treats me like a king
Gave me my palace in the sky
And now i guide the suffering
So dont keep asking why
Im proud that god chose me
As he only picks the best
He dont need no interviews
He know im better than the rest
So please be happy for me
And be proud of what i do
For one day soon i promise
This angel will call on you
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I have not turned my back on you,
so there is no need to cry.
I'm watching you from heaven,
just beyond the morning sky.
I've seen you almost fall apart,
when you could barely stand.
I asked the Lord to comfort you,
and watched him take your hand.
He told me you are in more pain,
then I could ever be.
He wiped his eyes and swallowed hard,
then gave your hand to me.
Although you may not feel my touch,
or see me by your side.
I've whispered that I love you,
while I wiped each tear you cried.
So please try not to ache for me,
we'll meet again one day,
beyond the dark and stormy sky,
a Rainbow lights the way.
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♥ ♥ No words we write can ever say♥ ♥
♥ ♥ How much we miss you every day.♥ ♥
♥ ♥ As time goes by, the loneliness grows;♥ ♥
♥ ♥ How we miss you, nobody knows!♥ ♥
♥ ♥ we think of you in silence,♥ ♥
♥ ♥ we often speak your name,♥ ♥
♥ ♥ But all we have are memories♥ ♥
♥ ♥ And photos in a frame.♥ ♥
♥ ♥ No one knows our sorrow,♥ ♥
♥ ♥ No one sees us weep,♥ ♥
♥ ♥ But the love we have for you♥ ♥
♥ ♥ Is in our hearts to keep.♥ ♥
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A hug though you can't see me
A thought from me to you
A candle lit each day
Is what I want to do
Through remembering our loved ones
Great comfort we have got
Though you & I have never met
Strangers we are not
To a Friend from a Friend xXx
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Thinking of You xXx
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