| Location | Welney, Norfolk/cambridgeshire Border |
| Age | 6 years |
| Cause of Death | Murder |
| Date of Birth | 16/07/1993 |
| Date of Death | 06/05/2000 |
| Visitors | 22,346 since 18/02/2008 |
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In a small churchyard at South Mimms a small grave marks the spot where a six- year-old girl is laid to rest. With its plain wooden cross, a small toy Piglet distinguishes it as the grave of a child among the other ornate, ivy-covered, stone memorials. The carefully tended plot stands in horrific contrast to the short, brutal life that ended at the hands of an abusive stepmother and father.
Lauren Victoria Wright was born on 16 July 1993, at the QE2 Hospital in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire and died on the 6th May 2000 at her home in Welney, Norfolk.
Lauren’s parents, Craig Wright and Jennifer Bennett, had separated prior to her birth. After the arrival of Lauren her father,Wright, demanded a blood test to prove that she was in fact his daughter. Lauren became a pawn in her parents' volatile relationship. During their frequent separations, Ms Bennett would telephone Wright and threaten to hit Lauren unless he came to visit. As she grew up, Lauren was often left alone at the unheated garage workshop where Wright worked, or literally dumped at the local pub. The "delightful, chatty little girl" became an object of pity and charity. But amid Laurens bleakness there was some light. On occasions Wright would take his daughter to visit her grandmother, Christine, and her aunts Dawn and Vicky, at the Red Hart pub they ran in Three Holes, Norfolk. It was after one such outing, shortly before Lauren's fourth birthday, that a fateful telephone conversation took place.
Lauren called her mother she said "Hello Mummy. Do you still love me?â€
Bennett replied “No, I hate you.â€
“The look on that child's face was enough to make your heart break. She sobbed her heart out." Recalled Dawn Wright, Lauren’s aunt.
Lauren never went home to live with her natural mother.
Hertfordshire Social Services placed her on a child protection register between July 1997 and January 1998 and a custody battle ended with her grandmother being granted a full residency order for her in January 1998. But the pub failed by May 1998 and with it Lauren's brief happiness as she rejoined her father. Wright had since moved to Welney in Norfolk from Potters Bar. His mother and younger sister, Vicky, were also rehoused in the village. Next door lived Tracey Scarff - a brash, abrasive, single mother- of- two with an unenviable local reputation. She eventually formed a relationship with a "besotted" Wright.
Lauren continued to see her mother, and in May 1999, set off for a holiday in Turkey with Ms Bennett, her boyfriend of the time, and three of their children. The holiday was to turn into a nightmare as Bennett continued to vent her fury on Lauren, eventually dumping her at the British consulate before scratching her photograph from her passport. Bewildered Lauren was met at Gatwick airport by family members, her mother who was on the same flight never said goodbye.
Within a couple of months of Craig Wright and Tracey Scarff moving in together they annouced their engagement, Lauren was their bridesmaid, within a year of the wedding Lauren was dead.
The abuse at the hands of Tracey Wright had started some months earlier and as the terror escalated, Lauren became a familiar bedraggled figure, walking 10 feet behind Wright and her own son and daughter, carrying the other children's bags, soaked in the rain while they gathered under an umbrella. Lauren was forced to eat pepper sandwiches or insects, made to stand in front of burning fires and beaten for wetting her bed. She was ignored as Tracey Wright bought her own children sweets and presents. The moment the children returned from school, Lauren was sent to bed. At home, her stepmother encouraged the other children to pick on their quieter stepsister.
Lauren began to lose weight, her hair started falling out. On hot days she boiled in shabby, oversized clothes large enough to cover her bruises. Either too scared or too in awe of the woman she called "Mum", Lauren mimicked her stepmother's endless stream of explanations for the injuries, even when she was seen by a string of doctors and social workers.
On 15 March 2000, she was seen by a consultant paediatrician, Dr Jonathan Dossetor, at the request of social workers but he agreed with the litany of excuses used for her injuries by her stepmother. Over the months, teachers, four different doctors and two social workers saw the injuries to Lauren but insufficient action was taken to protect her.
Lauren was used to beatings but when Tracey Wright punched her viciously in the stomach in early May, part of her digestive system collapsed. She suffered days of agony and vomiting during which her stepmother refused to take her to the doctor. Relatives accepted her excuses that a wardrobe had fallen on her and that she had gastroenteritis. On the Thursday night before his child died, Wright saw Lauren briefly in the bathroom. By now in intense pain, she simply asked for a glass of water.
On Saturday morning, Tracey Wright's young son saw her punch Lauren twice in the stomach.
At lunchtime, the stepmother came "crashing" into Lauren's grandmother's kitchen next door. Christine, Dawn and Vicky returned to find Lauren's body on the bottom bunk of her bedroom, one arm stiffly outstretched, foul smelling liquid pouring from her nose and mouth. Tracey Wright remained downstairs, hysterically screaming, while Vicky went to get Wright from the pub. Dawn and her mother tried to follow the ambulance operator's instructions, attempting to breathe air into the blocked airways. As they lifted her shirt to start compressions, they noted bruising. By the time the ambulance arrived, rigor mortis had begun to set in.
The paramedic looked at the father, grandmother and aunt and said simply: "I am so sorry ..." Lauren Victoria Wright was dead.
That night her parents went to the pub.
At the time of Lauren’s death she had more than 60 bruises on her emaciated body.
Medical experts advised that the injuries sustained by Lauren were like those suffered by somebody who had been involved in a serious car accident.
Tracey Wright's treatment of little Lauren was described as "very near the top of the scale of inhumanity" by one of the police officers who led the investigation. Lauren Wright was brutally killed after being let down by every single agency responsible for protecting her in the months before her death.
Two witnesses, one a trained social worker, described Lauren as looking "like an advert for the NSPCC" in the weeks leading to her death, while others told the court she looked like a "ragamuffin" and a "waif".
One neighbour watched as Tracey shouted obscenities at Lauren in the street, punching her in the head and walking off, leaving the little girl a crumpled heap on the ground and only to get up on feet with silent tears and run after her step-mother.
Tracey Wright (31) and Craig Wright (38) were both convicted of wilful neglect and manslaughter following a four week trial at Norwich Crown Court.
Tracey Wright was sentenced to 15 years in jail. Tracey Wright would be eligible for parole after saving half of the 15 year term; Tracey Wright may well now be a free woman walking the streets.
Craig Wright was sentenced to 3 year jail terms for each of his convictions, the terms to run concurrently. Craig Wright could be be released on parole after serving half of the three year term. Craig Wright is now a free man.
Social services, plus education and health authority officials admitted that serious mistakes were made in the way Lauren was cared for. One social services manager (David Wright) resigned as a result of her death.
Sweet little angel
Everytime i read your story and see your picture it still brings tears to my eyes. How could anyone not love a sweet little angel like you. I only wish that i could have taken you away from all the pain and misery which you certainly did not deserve. May you forever rest in peace.
✰‿✰ Another Year ✰‿✰
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Another year has come,
And you, so far away from me now;
But in my heart still.
Forever, I will hold you close.
Each smile, laugh and tear I’ve cried
A testament to your presence.
I will always love you,
No matter what happens.
Your death can not separate us.
I’m right here, loving you as always.
My heart is true and strong.
I will never forget your spirit.
I am no longer afraid.
To live or die is the same for me.
You are with me on this journey.
I raise your light to the heavens, and smile.
Copyright â’¸ 2001 by Brenda Penepent
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THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR
LOVE AND SUPPORT YOU ALL HAVE
GIVE ME AND TO MY ANGLES LOVE
YOU ALL FOR BEING THERE TAKE CARE
BYE FOR NOW ALL MY LOVE SYLVIE
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I'M SPENDING CHRISTMAS WITH JESUS CHRIST THIS YEAR
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I see the countless Christmas trees
around the world below;
With tiny lights like Heaven's stars
reflecting on the snow.
The sight is so spectacular
please wipe away that tear;
For I am spending Christmas
with Jesus Christ this year.
I hear the many Christmas songs
that people hold so dear;
But the sounds of music can't compare
with the Christmas choir up here.
For I have no words to tell you
the joy their voices bring;
It is beyond description
to hear the angels sing.
I know how much you miss me,
but please remember dear,
That I am spending Christmas
with Jesus Christ this year.
I cannot tell you of the splendour
of the peace inside this place;
Can you just imagine Christmas
with Our Saviour, face to face?
I will ask Him to light your spirit
as I tell Him of your love;
So pray for one another
as you lift your eyes above.
Please let your hearts be joyful
and let your spirit sing;
For I am spending Christmas in Heaven
And walking with the King !
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Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre
14/12/2012
I fell for each and ever one of the familys and freinds that lost they loved ones that day but we will never forget them they are in our hearts forever . In our prays we send our love and support as they they need to each and ever one to get throw the lost of they love ones for the 1st Chrismas in heaven this year take care bye for now all my Love Sylvie
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....( ='o'= )…...Special Angels
....-(,,)-(,,)-……In Heaven above
x
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☆ ⤠☆ MERRY CHRISMAS ☆ ⤠☆
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Christmas time without you
Can never be the same
Many tears of sorrow
My heart will fill with pain
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There'll be no Christmas spirit
No more Christmas cheer
I cant enjoy Christmas
Knowing youre not here
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Heavenly Angel's Christmas
Oh so high above
No Christmas card or present
But i send you all my love
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love Sylvie Belanger x
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MERRY CHRISMAS LAUREN
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Dear Santa,
I'm writing you this letter as I'm feeling a little blue, so I hope you don't think I am asking too much of you.
You visit every year and leave everyone such wonderful things, but I'm wondering if you also visit our loved ones who have wings?
I know you must be busy, so much to do in just one night, but could you please make an extra trip to the stars that shine so bright?
You see we all have special loved ones -too perfect for life on earth, no presents could we send them to truly show their worth. So could you please leave them all a gift and put a stocking on their cloud, filled full of precious presents from their loved ones on the ground.
Please stroke their sleepy heads, tell them their families love them so, that their hearts ache with sadness and their tears just seem to flow.
If you could do this for me santa, their families might be able to smile, even if it is just for a tiny, little while.
So thank you very much Santa for everything you do, after all it is Christmas, up in heaven too ♥
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SWEET DREAMS ANGEL.
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Christmas Wishes
To A Special Angel xx
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Love always Sylvie .xxx
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Lauren x x x x
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♥The little stars♥
♥That shine so bright♥
♥Are Angels come♥
♥To say Goodnight:♥
♥"Goodnight,♥
♥Sleep Tight,♥
♥Sweetest Dreams we'll send♥
♥To you To-night."♥
♥So, if you peek♥
♥Outside and spy♥
♥A wee star twinkling♥
♥In the sky;♥
♥It may,♥
♥It might,♥
♥Be an Angel♥
♥Come to say Goodnight.♥
♥Written By:♥ ♥Harriet Blanche Jones.♥
ANGEL WINGS YOU WEAR.
The day you left broke our hearts
and the tears fell like rain,
but knowing that you now have wings
helps to ease the pain.
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We know now when the snow falls
it is Angel dust from you
and when we see a shooting star
our Angel just passed through.
The rain drops do not make us sad
for they are not tears,
but sprinkles of love falling down,
our Angel again is near.
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The winter cold has even changed,
Jack Frost no longer exists,
it's now a visit from our Angel
and he's left a special gift.
You also visit in the night,
your wings flutter with grace,
we know now when we awaken
that an Angel has kissed our face.
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When the days are warm and bright
and the sun shines from above,
we feel the warmth wrap around us,
you've given an Angel hug.
You are with us at all times,
every day and night,
you try to end the pain we have
and the tears that we still cry.
*ღ* *ღ* *ღ* *ღ* *ღ* *ღ* *ღ* *ღ* *ღ* *ღ*
Though Heaven is your home now
and Angel wings you wear,
you stay close to those you love,
until they join you there.
Written by: Dolly Lee
Sending my ....
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Love Always Sylvie xXx
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~♥x♥~ Don’t Cry for me ~♥x♥~
~♥x♥~ ~♥x♥~ ~♥x♥~~♥x♥~ ~♥x♥~ ~♥x♥~ ~♥x♥~
Don't cry for me now I have died, for I'm still
here I'm by your side,
My body's gone but my soul's is here, please
don't shed another tear,
I am still here I'm all around, only my body
lies in the ground.
I am the snowflake that kisses your nose,
I am the frost, that nips your toes.
I am the sun , bringing you light,
I am the star, shining so bright.
I am the rain, refreshing the earth,
I am the laughter, I am the mirth.
I am t he bird, up in the sky,
I am the cloud, that's drifting by.
I am the thoughts, inside your head,
While I'm still there, I can't be dead.
Author Unknown. ♥.
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*♥* Give Me Peace . *♥*
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