| Location | Pontefract, West Yorkshire |
| Age | 71 years |
| Date of Birth | 3/1935 |
| Date of Death | 3/2006 |
| Visitors | 6,182 since 22/01/2007 |
| Creator |
Violet Bradford
07/03/06
Age 71
Retired
7 Common Road, South Kirkby,Pontefract,West Yorkshire
She had one brother called Stan and a sister called Betty.
When she was 18 she then married my dad Stanley Bradford
They then had two children me Linda and my brother Colin
Then came six grandchildren: Wayne, Darrell, Jamie, Kayleigh, Mark & John. Then 4 great
grandchildren: Jake, Robbie, Lewis & Olivia.
My mum was brutally murdered and raped in Tunisia on the 07/03/06 by aTunisian National. My mum was
made of stern stuff and loved going on holiday to Tunisia for 20 years with my dad, then when my dad
died in 1998 she started to visit tunisia on her own.
If I could sum my mum up she was a strong lady who was very loving and trusting who loved to holiday
in tunisia. She meant the world to me and I miss her terribly and always will. She was cruelly
taking from me and I feel angry about that, but they have got the man and it is capital punnishment
over there. We are still waiting for the trial so we are in limbo!
My mum had a flat over there and stayed for 3 months at a time, we were worried about her being on
her own in a foriegn country but she assured us she was fine and was always surrounded by her
friends. It was a place where she felt close to my dad. My mum had a daily routine she would make a
5 minute walk to the Sahara Beach Hotel where she would do 50 laps in the swimming pool before
breakfast so she was a fit lady! And then spend the rest of the day sunbathing by the pool, before
returning to her flat at 6 o'clock on the dot every night before it got dark. Then she would
spend the rest of the night at her friend across from her apartment.
On that fateful day of the 07/03/06 my mum had been for her swim and was on her way back to her
apartment at 17:55pm. When a man rode past on a motorbike he tryed to snatch my mums bag! But to no
avail as he tried to grab her bag with my mum hanging on he fell off his bike and got angry! He
dragged my mum in broad daylight into some bushes. The coroner at the inquest said that she
sustained a serious blow to the head which would have rendered her unconcious, he then began to
strangle my mum with her own skirt! And in his statement that we had interpreted stated that his
animal instincts took over when he saw my mums thigh! And raped her as she was taking her last
breaths, The coroner said that she would not have been aware of the sexual attack which I am glad
of! I couldn't bare it if my mum had to go through that ordeal even though what she went
through an horrific time as it was it gave me peace of mind that she didnt have to suffer at the
hands of this sick man! It took a week for them to get in touch with us about mum. I had just come
back from a lovely weekend in New York to have a knock at the door and my distraught brother told me
mum had died outside Sahara Beach so we thought natural causes. But later that night we found out
that it was something more sinister. Things were sketchy at first because of the language barrier.
We phoned the foriegn common wealth office in Tunisia and they gave sketchy answers too. We werent
getting to know anything. So after a week of rumours I decided to go to the country myself because I
wanted answers! My uncle and his wife came with me to collect mums pesonal effects. The judge that
gave us my mums possesions and told us my worst nightmare! did you know your mum was raped? I cried
and the judge wasnt even sympathetic! They caught the man by my mums mobile phone and then he
produced my mums jewelry and admitted to what he had done!
It is a year on and nobody will help us. All we want to know is when the trial is so we can see this
man get what he deserves. It is like my mum never existed in Tunisia because it is all hush hush,
because it is bad for tourism! And that is why I am doing this memorial so people can see that I
love my mum and will keep on fighting untill I see that justice is done
Just letting you know I was here
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to leave my love xxxxxxxx
Life is Hard Without you
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Missing you more with each new day
and trying to be brave...
Thinking of our happy times
and all the love you gave...
Feeling very grateful
for the dreams we saw come true,
For every lovely thing we shared
and, most of all, for you...
Treasuring each memory
that keeps you ever near...
Remembering familiar things
and wishing you were here.
Life's very hard without you
but that is the price to pay
For all the shared and precious times
grief cannot take away.
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*** FREINDSHIP ***
* Sweet Words Are Easy To Say *
* Sweet Things Are Easy To Buy *
* But Sweet People Are Difficult To Find *
* Life Ends When You Stop Dreaming *
* Hope Ends When You Stop Believing *
* Love Ends When You Stop Caring *
* Freindship Ends When You Stop Sharing *
* Share This With Every One You Consider A Friend For Life *
*** I JUST HAVE ***
Thankyou for all your support in 2008
WISHING YOU THE BEST
THROUGHOUT......
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Love Marion xxx
Merry xmas to all angels.xxx
Hi violet been a while i know,but can i just say that looking down on your daughter you must be so proud of her.Violet your daughter picks me up when i am down,and puts a smile back on my face.With her suffering as well that is one special person.Thank's linda for being my friend.Can i just wish all of your family the best for the future.XXXXXXXXXX.
FOR YOUR FAMILY XXX
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THANK YOU FOR LIGHTING CANDLES FOR MY SON PAUL.
I would like to thank you for leaving tributes and pictures for Paul he would be so shocked to see how many people come on here for him.Its a very hard time of the year for every one who has lost someonne and and each and every angel will be missed so much.There are so many lovely people on here who take time to light candles every day and the messages they leave are so kind,ive met some really caring people it so nice to know there are people out there who care.
THANK YOU AGAIN AND HAVE A LOVELY CHRISTMAS AND A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR.I WILL BE THINKING ABOUT YOU AND YOUR PRECIOUS ANGEL SENDING YOU MY LOVE
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Right now I'm in a different place
And although we seem apart
I'm closer than I ever was
I'm there inside your heart
I'm with you when you greet each day
And while the sun shines bright
I'm there to share the sunsets too
I'm with you every night
I'm with you when the times are good
And if a tear should start to fall
I'll still be there for you
And when the day arrives
That we are no longer apart
I'll smile and hold you close to me
Forever in my heart
Sorry ive not been on for a while but due to PC playing up and other probs not been possible.
My Love to you and your loving family xxxxx
If an angel is someone who's so filled with love,
it's a gift that they constantly share,
If an angel is someone who looks out for others
and gives them a nudge here and there,
If an angel is someone who touches your life
with a heart that's both joyful and wise,
Then even though you don't have halo or wings,
you're an angel in human disguise.
xxxXXXxxxXXXxxxXXXxxxXXXxxxXXXxxxXXX
THANK YOU MY FRIEND XXXXXX
Xx Pass this on to all your close friends xX
If I could catch a rainbow
I would do it just for you
and share with you its beauty
On the days you're feeling blue.
If I could build a mountain
You could call your very own;
A place to find serenity,
A place to be alone.
If I could take your troubles
I would toss them in the sea,
But all these things I'm finding
are impossible for me.
I cannot build a mountain
Or catch a rainbow fair,
But let me be what I know best,
A friend who's always there
Thank you for all your support
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