“I think if she’d had assisted living, they could have possibly escorted her wherever she wanted to go and assisted her in daily life,” says Nikki. A referral for a serious case review was made by … The five people who caused her death have been prosecuted three of whom are serving sentences for murder and two for manslaughter. [1] Hayter's body was found on 9 August 2010. A Home Office pathologist has outlined more than 50 injuries he found when he examined the head, face and body of Rugby woman Gemma Hayter. Murder and More ***This episode is brought to you by PodGo, the easiest way to monetise your podcast. 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Read about our approach to external linking. I don’t think so. Gemma’s body was found on 9 August 2010 on a disused railway line in Rugby. But what Gemma thought would be a quick visit turned into an hours-long, brutal assault that would eventually result in her murder. Hayter's parents believed that local authorities had not done enough to care for her. “I would like a job. Their minimum tariffs are respectively 20, 21, and 18 years. Members broke her nose, forced her to drink urine, and threw her body against a radiator. “Everyone on the autistic spectrum is different and as a family it was so hard to cope. “Could we have prevented it? As she reached adulthood, no one was able to give her the lasting support she needed. Their sentences were 15 and 13 years. But what we are far more certain of now is that the arrangements we have in place will stop such a thing happening again.”. Hayter's parents believed that local authorities had not done enough to care for her. Serious Case Review: the Murder of Gemma Hayter. It didn’t matter. These are questions we’re still asking today. She was considerate, very loving and kind. Her family feel she was effectively ignored by the educational, medical and care services. “On the first day I went to court, I sat up in the gallery and they started reeling off what happened to her,” says Nikki. [1] All five perpetrators originated from Rugby. Booth was angered when Hayter had made a joke about one member of the group being 16 years old when they visited a pub and attacked Hayter. Twenty-seven year old Gemma Hayter’s body was found on 9 August 2010 on a disused railway line in Rugby. The five people who caused her death have been prosecuted three of whom are serving sentences for murder and two for manslaughter. On August 9, 2010, Gemma Hayter, a 27-year-old woman with a learning disability, was found stripped, stabbed and beaten to death on the bank of a disused railway track in Rugby, Warwickshire. And it’s this lack of support which, according to Kathy, might have led to Gemma becoming a victim of so-called ‘mate crime,’ when people are abused or bullied or harassed by those they consider to be their friends. Gemma Hayter case review finds chances were missed to protect her This article is more than 9 years old. [4] Both Newstead and Booth asked her to place illegal drugs in her flat and to steal items for them. “She had learning difficulties. ", “All I could think was, ‘Why? That’s what Sue Price tells BBC Three about how she fought for her daughter Gemma Hayter who, after decades of being turned away by social services despite repeated pleas for help, was found - tortured and naked - on a disused railway line in Rugby, Warwickshire, in August 2010. The Warwickshire authorities wrote a serious case review concluding that Hayter had been at risk and suggested that relevant agencies exchange details to prevent similar incidents from happening. Gemma Hayter was brutally murdered by people she thought were her friends - now her family are speaking out about her death and the failings in her care. [3], Newstead, Booth, and Boyer were 20, 22, and 18 at the time of their sentencing to life imprisonment. “That’s why I kept going back to the authorities and humiliating myself. Gemma was diagnosed with autism when she was younger but, when she was tested again as an adult, a psychologist disagreed, leaving her without specialist support and, according to her family, Gemma demanding her independence. “They thought everything was fine. I needed help.”. Gemma: My Murder tells the story of the vicious and senseless killing of 27-year-old Gemma Hayter, who was found dead and naked on a disused railway line, having been tortured, in … “‘Only got to get round the corner,’ she would have been thinking. I didn't give birth to a baby'. Their tests indicated that Gemma did not have a 'significant' learning disability. She really could not judge a bad person if you put them in front of her.”. Gaming and Me: Connections, Identity and Support, 'What baby? A serious case review was conducted by an independent panel who found a number of opportunities to help Gemma had not been taken. I need my independence,” she wrote. Gemma Hayter died alone." Can people like him change? Between the ages of 13 and 19, Gemma had 29 contacts with learning disability services. The review identified that there had been 23 missed opportunities between 2001 and the time of Gemma’s death, and nine opportunities in the year before she died. But, instead, they turned right. Three people were found guilty of her murder. Royal Television Society: Best Single Documentary 2019 In August 2010 the body of 27 year-old Gemma Hayter was found, tortured and naked on a disused railway line in Rugby, Warwickshire. You know your own child and if you think something’s wrong, it’s probably wrong. It was considered by a multi-agency meeting chaired by the Chair of the Partnership and accepted on 28th … Out Now; BBC Three; In August 2010 the body of 27 year-old Gemma Hayter was found, tortured and naked on a disused railway line… [ Read more] Authorities now say there are steps in place to prevent a story like Gemma’s from happening again. They then stripped her naked and left her lying there face down, taking her clothes and trying to set them alight. “As a family, we’ve asked for help ever since Gemma was little,” says Nikki. Now, Gemma’s family and friends are speaking out in a new documentary to tell her story and to ask why more wasn’t done to protect this vulnerable young woman. Her most recent diagnosis, according to the report, was of a Conduct Disorder. Her murder and the abuse that she suffered beforehand were truly abhorrent, committed by people she believed to be her friends. Gemma’s family had tried, increasingly desperately, to seek help for her ever since she was young. And I certainly don’t think she would have been out and about at that time of night [when she died].”. Two people who, along with Joe Boyer, 17, Jessica Lynas, 18, and Duncan Edwards, 19, would later be found guilty in her killing. “She was such a character from the minute she was born,” remembers Sue. Examining how Trump used Twitter to change the face of US politics. “I said, ‘Why are you going to Coventry? Gemma meant absolutely nothing.”, “I don’t know what she could have been thinking,” adds sister Nikki. I don’t know how she kept slipping through the net because she was quite obviously struggling.”. Twenty-seven year old Gemma Hayter’s body was found on 9 August 2010 on a disused railway line in Rugby. “We are sorry. Source:https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-m5bin-b7a76bDo you really know who your friends are? There should have been places available with fully trained staffed - 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Gemma told her she was heading to Coventry with the pair. The judge - using legislation relating to disability hate crime - made an example of them, handing out longer than expected sentences. The next day, having put up with abuse from the group the night before, Gemma visited Chantelle’s house to pick up some belongings. 1.2.2. [3] The perpetrators also hit her with a mop. Warwickshire Safeguarding Adults Board (WSAB) commissioned a panel to undertake a Serious Case Review (SCR) following the murder of Gemma Hayter, a young woman with learning disabilities, on 9th August 2010. And the review into Gemma’s death said that a number of steps had been taken, including a review of adult social care, improved staff training, social care and housing staff working closer together and further support for people with autism. “She had a very kind heart. “Her head was bounced off a big industrial-style radiator, because all of her blood was up the radiator and up the wall.”. … On that railway bank, the group put a bin liner over Gemma’s head, stabbed her once in the back and stamped on her head, leaving the distinct outline of a footprint. Her murder and the abuse that she suffered beforehand were truly abhorrent, committed by people she believed to be her friends. “But I kept going back because I knew something was wrong - you do that for your children. “I would like someone to help me when I ask for it.”, “This is what I need and want in my life.”. And even though they did that to her, I’m quite sure that if she survived it, she would have forgiven them. It was while living in the flats that Gemma fell in with the crowd who eventually killed her. Family friend Fran Cutts, who also appears in the documentary, told how Gemma was being forced to … Gemma was a vulnerable adult … What they did was fine. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/751ddfd4-2b7a-4f3f-9a07-2f2ec29c985a “I’d tell other parents in my position to go with your gut instinct. It was only when Gemma was 14 that she was finally given a place at a local special school. The family of disabled murder victim Gemma Hayter are still demanding answers - and her mum has been left penniless in her pursuit for the truth. If you have been affected by the issues raised in this article, information about help and support is available here. “And, as a family, we would have known more about what she was doing and who she was spending her time with. Hayter had formed friendships with all five. [3] Duncan Edwards and Jessica Lynas also conspired in the murder. Documentary looking into a 2012 acid attack on Naomi Oni. Gemma Hayter, 27, was found dead on a disused railway line in Rugby in Warwickshire on 9 August 2010. Fran also discovered that Gemma had been convinced to store drugs, including heroin and crack cocaine, in her flat. Detective Chief Inspector James Essex, who led the murder investigation, said: 'Gemma Hayter was killed in a brutal attack at the hands of five people, three … [2] Otherwise Hayter had never been formally diagnosed with a learning disability, but her family suspected she had one.
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