Tonight I finished reading I Let Him Go by Denise Fergus. To say it was a difficult read would be an understatement. Maybe because James Bulger is a name we all know in Liverpool and his tragic and evil murder is one crime we all know too well. From 1993, parents across Liverpool and the rest of the country held there children closer.
On the 12th February 1993, James was abducted from the Strand Shopping Centre, while his mum took her eyes off of him for a second to pay for food from the butchers. He was right by her side, and then he was gone. James was aged 2.
On the 14th February 1993, 2 days after his disappearance, his small body was found on a railway line in Walton.
It was found that James had been murdered by two ten year old boys.
This book was a mothers aim to give the well known picture the media broadcasted a life, a personality. For everyone to realise he was her son, not just a victim of a brutal crime and I can hand on heart say, I will never look at a picture of James again without thinking of his poor mother and have new heartache for an actual little boy who had a favourite toy and a favourite food.
This book documents Denises journey, striving for justice for her little boy. She opens up honestly, about her grief, her anger and most importantly, her determination. The system may have failed James and his family, his murderers seemed to be protected at every turn, when James should have been the priority and honestly, I feel that Denise was never heard in the eyes of the law. But incredibly, she has made changes in our legal systems to hopefully aid other families of murder victims, so they aren't completely disregarded in procedings.
I honestly don't think words are enough to describe what an amazing job Denise has done in her fight for Justice for James.
Please go and buy this book!
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