| Location | Pontefract, West Yorkshire |
| Age | 71 years |
| Date of Birth | 3/1935 |
| Date of Death | 3/2006 |
| Visitors | 6,205 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
A friend is one
To whom one may pour
Out all the contents
Of ones heart
Chaff and Grain together
Knowing that the
Gentlest of hands
Will take and sift it
Keep what is worth keeping
And with a breath of kindness
Blow the rest away.
Hello There Nice Person
Did Anyone Ever Tell You,
Just How Special You Are
The Light that You Emit
Might even Light a Star
Did Anyone Ever Tell You
How Important You Make Others Feel
Somebody out here is Smiling
About Love that is so Real
Did Anyone Ever Tell You that
Many Times When They were Sad
Your E-mail made Them Smile a bit
In Fact It made Them Glad
For the Time You Spend Sending Things
And Sharing whatever You Find
There are No Words to Thank You
But Somebody, Thinks You're Fine
Did Anyone Ever Tell You
Just How Much They Like You
Well, My Dearest Friend
Today I am Telling You
.................................................................
Mum since you went away.
My life is so different with you not here.
So many things have changed
Except the feelings and
The love we shared together.
It is still so very real to me.
I light a candle for you each day
And you are still in my mind and heart so deep.
Life can change in a twinkling of an eye
One second you are here and life is fine
And the next your whole world can change
Not only have I lost you my mother
But i've lost my best friend my
Rock and strength.
Whom i love more than life itself
I loved you so much
You were my strength and my guide
Constantly by my side
you instilled in me the most important things
In life
How to love and be loved
I know your love for me was real and
One day we will be reunited
And that day I am looking forward to
I miss and love you so very much .
Our life here will never be the same
Weep if you must
Parting is hell
But life goes on
So .... sing as well
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Pain can form a tear
A blink can make it fall
A cheek can reach and catch it
And a hand can smear it all
A sleeve can dry the hand
And time can help you heal
But one single memory
Can bring back the pain you feel
The pain will never fade
It will remain deep in our hearts
For eternity, for a lifetime
From the moment which it starts
But no matter how it hurts you
It's just a fact of life
And as time constantly changes
The future will calm your strife
..MUM.....
I love you I love you
I love you I love you
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God must have know there would be times we'd need a word of cheer,
Someone to praise a triumph or brush away a tear.
He must have known we'd need to share the joy of 'little things'
In order to appreciate the happiness life brings.
I think He knew our troubled hearts would sometimes throb with pain,
At trials and misfortunes, or goals we can't attain.
He knew we'd need the comfort of an understanding heart
To give us strength and courage to make a fresh, new start.
He knew we'd need companionship, unselfish....lasting....true,
And so God answered the heart's great need with Cherished Friends....like you!!
Life without friendship...
is like the dawn without the sun.
Life without friendship...
is like the sky without the moon
when the evening has begun.
Life without friendship...
is like a rose without rain.
Life without friendship...
just wouldn't be the same.
Life without friendship...
is like a ship without a sea.
Life without friendship...
just could not be
without a friend like you for me.
Love to You
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a special thankyou
to debbie,jewles n shaun,janet ,alison, shirly ,marion ,paula, dawn,jayne,lisa, sally ,andy,suzanne,tina,angela,godbless you all .i thank you for all your love &support for the last 2yrs,i thank everyone from the bottom of my heart,you truly are amazing people,as you all are grieving aswell,forgive me if i have forgotten anyone,HUGS ALWAYS,love linda xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,MUM I LOVE YOU .
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