Niece is caring for others, just as she did here

Dear June

MY 16-year-old niece was murdered nearly 30 years ago.

The man responsible was caught and jailed but unfortunately not before he killed again. My sister never recovered and over the years slowly changed. Can you put our minds at rest as we were told that those who were murdered would never settle.

My sister doesn’t talk much about her now as it’s too painful but I know she worries about her every day. Can you give comfort?

Pat, Llandudno.

June Says

For a parent to have their child taken from them prematurely at the hands of another is an experience not many will ever recover from.

After such a devastating loss, those left behind – especially parents – adjust and adapt in an effort to cope in their own way. They bear the emotional pain and carry on with life as best they can.

Our life experiences shape and mould us. We all continue to learn until the last day of our physical lives.

Your sister will have become a different person and that transition would have begun the day she lost her child.

A parent will continually worry about the welfare of their child from the day they are born, irrespective of whether they are here in the physical or have passed over into spirit.

Those who have crossed over at the hands of another will be well looked after. They’ll receive love and reassurance from those in spirit who are familiar and connected to them.

The support, love and understanding received from loved ones would help them find peace after the trauma that led to their physical death.

I am being shown a silver bracelet with a heart padlock on it. I feel her mother has this safely tucked away.

I sense sadness when I look at this bracelet. I know it belonged to her daughter.

I am now able to see the face of a young girl, who is smiling at me.

She wants you to know she is caring for people like her, who endured traumatic passings, as I sense she always wanted to help people.

The work she does in spirit would make any parent proud.

Her light shines bright in spirit to guide those who thought they were lost back to safety.

VERDICT

My niece was a lovely, caring girl who always wanted to be a nurse.

She was making plans to go to college to study nursing.

She was stabbed not far from her home and died in hospital.

My sister kept the bracelet she was wearing that night, which had some of her blood on it.

Your reply has helped us as we were worried she would not be able to settle because of what we had previously been told due to her being murdered.

We are so happy to learn she is caring for others as that’s what she always wanted to do.