"The night all our lives changed forever" - murder victim's mum speaks (From Hounslow Guardian)

"The night all our lives changed forever" - murder victim's mum speaks

12:38pm Wednesday 24th June 2009

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As her son's killer is jailed for 23 years for murder Kay Davies speaks out.

These are her own words on life without her "ray of sunshine."

“Even as a young child Charlie was always very friendly, happy and smiling. Throughout his short life he enjoyed socialising and making new friends. He wanted everyone to be happy and would make you laugh if you looked sad. Charlie would find time for anyone.

“Family celebrations like birthdays and Christmas are now not the same, sad because someone is missing, our ray of sunshine has gone. We find it hard to feel like a family anymore, don't know if we ever will again.

“On the 14th June last year we were all very happy, especially Charlie. He was looking forward to a job interview the following week, his 24th birthday in July and a holiday with his best friend Nigel in August. His brother was enjoying a holiday in Egypt with his girlfriend.

“That night all our lives changed forever, we will never understand how or why any being could hate Charlie so much to want to cause him to suffer such excruciating pain. It is not that he died, but the way he died that’s so painful and hard to come to terms with.

“As I sat in that ambulance with my brave son, I had no idea when he finally went to sleep he would never wake up and talk to me again. There was so much I would have liked to tell him. We prefer to remember Charlie for the joy he brought into our lives. Happy, lively, entertaining, thoughtful and kind. Roxanne smiles back at his picture each morning when she wakes up. I will never forget his beautiful smile.

“We remember the 300 people at his funeral, it’s so comforting to know he was loved and respected by so many. Sometimes, of course, we do see Charlie the victim of the cruellest, most cowardly attack, by what we can only describe as an evil spawn, the lowest form of life on this planet. I don’t think we will ever forget that.

“Charlie was a young man with so much to look forward to, also so much to give. We all love and miss him so much that the right words are hard to find to explain how we all truly feel.”

Kay Davies

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