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09/06/03 - Sarah's killer refuses
to talk about her death
The family of Sarah Payne have been left disappointed
after her killer refused to answer questions about her
final hours. Detectives from Sussex Police travelled to
Wakefield Prison to interview Roy Whiting in the hope
of easing the torment of Sarah's parents Sara and Michael.
They wanted to know how long Whiting kept the eight-year-old
alive after he snatched her from a country lane close
to her grandparents' home in Kingston Gorse, West Sussex,
in July 2000. But Whiting, who has now been moved to another
jail after being slashed across the face by a fellow inmate
at Wakefield, refused to answer questions.
Instead he remained silent, just as he did when first
arrested by police and questioned about Sarah's disappearance
and subsequent death three years ago. Sarah's mother Sara
said: "He never spoke before so I did not really
expect him to speak now.
We never believed a word the man said so in some ways
it doesn't make any difference what he says now."
And Sarah's grandfather Terry Payne said: "It just
goes to prove what sort of man he is. "There are
some things we may not have wanted to hear but for Michael
and Sara there are many questions that remain unanswered.
In many ways, when this man took that young life he took
our lives with him."
Sarah's parents hoped to find out more about Whiting's
actions, including what he did with her clothes and what
happened to her in the days before her body was found
in a shallow grave near Pulborough. Their hopes were raised
when Whiting, convicted at Lewes Crown Court of Sarah's
kidnap and murder, agreed to meet detectives. |
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