| Location | Pontefract, West Yorkshire |
| Age | 71 years |
| Date of Birth | 3/1935 |
| Date of Death | 3/2006 |
| Visitors | 6,206 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
Even though we have never met,
I feel a bond between us.
A bond that should have taken years to build,
Yet was built in a month or two.
A bond that lifelong friends should have,
Although most never do.
A bond that I am glad to share with you...
My Friend and Confidant.
You are not here in body and soul,
But as a lighted rectangle.
You come to me every day as
A message on my screen,
A message that I can rely on
To cheer me up and make my day.
Through a keyboard we share
Our ups and downs.
I have opened my inner self to you,
And you have to me as well.
We have traded secrets and laughs,
As well as sorrows and pain.
I have never met you, but feel as if
I have known you most of my life.
To most this might sound silly,
But I assure them, it is not.
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!!
hi vi and stan and barrie,
sending you all special candles with love for you today. xxxxxx
linda,
thanks so much hun for your kind words yesterday, it truly meant alot to me. thanks hun.
ps,
i gunna be in the pont and cas express tomorrow hun. xxxxxx
Somehow in this great big world
I found my way to you
My friend across the computer lines
my heart, my soul, that's who.
You try to make me smile
with the mail you send my way.
You never fail to drop a line
each and every day.
Whenever I have hurried home
with something, I must share,
I find it just so comforting
that you are always there.
Encouragement you give me
and a friendship that is true.
I'm glad my soul while reaching out
found someone like you...
Sending all my loving thoughts to you violet and your loving family. So sorry you had to leave your loving family in such tragic circumstances. May their love for you keep all happy memories of you alive and comfort them. I will ask my mum to come and find you Violet and say hello and give you a hug from all our family. Goodnight Godbless Violet. Love Karenxxxxxx
I know I have died
I know that you grieve
But the pain that you feel
In time will recede
But the memories you have
Of our time spent together
Will last you a life time
Will last you forever
So please don't be sad
At my moment of passing
For you know that I now
Have life everlasting.
vi, its the 2nd anniversary of your passing today and i just cant believe still the way you were taken and the time it took to lay you to rest.
you and our carl will always share one thing and that is that you both got cremated the same day at the same place one after the other.
i truly hope that you are both looking after each other up there the way me and your lindy lou try and look after each other down here.
it just hits it all home now that our carl will have been gone 2 yrs on the 18th and i dreading it, as your linda is dreading tomorrow.
may you rest in peace violet. your linda will get justice for you. just you wait n c. love always dawn. xxxxxxxxxxx
linda, peter and all the family. my thoughts are with you always, i hope you know that hun, text when ever you want. you are a true friend and i dont forget them. take care sweet.
in my thoughts always dawn. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart xxx
Sometimes in life things happen
that seem so hard to bear
We just cant seem to understand
why life seems so unfair
If at any time you need me
for whatever it may be
To help out or just listen
I will be there instantly
At the moment in your sadness
you may feel the sky is grey
But time will make things better
and chase the clouds away
Soon the sky will brighten
and let sunshine filter through
Until one day you realise
those grey skies are now blue
You've touched my heart,
You've helped me through,
My pain and sorrow,
which weren't too few.
You shared my smiles,
and my tears.
You were always there,
to squelch my fears.
To you my friend and confidant,
I give my heart of love,
My smiles of laughter,
and the hope that,
We will remain friends,
forever and after.
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