Justice for Helen
A mother's quest to find her missing daughter
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Sue Jenkins
About this listen
As featured in The Mirror, this is the story of mother's quest to find her murdered daughter
Burying a child is every parent's nightmare. But Marie McCourt has spent over 30 years yearning to do just that.
On 9 February 1988, Marie's 22-year-old daughter, Helen, left her office in Liverpool city centre and began her usual commute home. But she was never seen again. . . Within days, local pub landlord Ian Simms was charged with her murder. Despite Helen's body not being found, overwhelming DNA and circumstantial evidence at his trial secured his conviction, and he was sentenced to life.
But Simms' refusal to disclose the whereabouts of Helen's body means that Marie and her family have never been able to have a grave at which they can lay flowers and pay their respects.
For over 30 years, Marie has searched, in vain, for her daughter's body and campaigned tirelessly to prevent other families from facing the same horrifying fate, taking her fight to the houses of parliament. The resulting 'Helen's Law', ground-breaking legislation that recognises the distress caused to families of missing homicide victims, was passed in November 2020.
This is the incredible story of a mother, devastated by the loss of her daughter, who
found the strength and determination to change the law.
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- GILLWHITEHURST
- 11-02-21
Very moving.
This was a honest and moving story. It opens your eyes to the gaps in law towards the victims. I found the different voices done by the narrator a little off putting though.
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- sue harbert
- 13-05-24
powerful !!
wow , I remember signing this Petition for Helens law. so sad this story, but Mrs Mccourt what a brave and Courageous lady she is.
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- Melmo25
- 08-11-21
Exceptional.
This was one of the most fantastic books I've ever listened to Marie McCourt is an amazing, courageous and brave lady.
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- wendy macdonald
- 30-01-22
very sad, but uplifting
I remember this happening,, so very sad. what an amazing mum Marie mccourt is,
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- wendi goodman
- 05-05-21
A true hero
What an amazing book, written by an amazing lady.
She is so humble and strong, this book was full of emotion for her loss that she turned into an amazing law that will help protect families from the torturous searching of missing murdered loved ones.
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- christine nuttall
- 18-10-24
I have so much empathy but there was one sentence that stood out
This is such a powerful story and I have so much empathy for the family of Helen.
I will be honest, at one point though I felt very hurt.
The book says that parents of murdered children who are able to bury them will come to accept what has happened.
I cried out when I heard this said.
Whether you are in a position to bury your child or not. You will NEVER come to accept their murder at the hands of someone else.
I felt that this statement was very short sighted.
I understand that not being able to bury your child adds another element of anguish. No one though will ever accept or comes to terms with a murdered child whether they are found or not.
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- Mrs Louise Rowe
- 17-07-22
Whiny
The narrator did a poor job with this book I found her whiny and the attempt at different voices and accents grated on me - particularly when she did a poor impersonation of the Queen - a sad subject that needed to be told but the overuse of adjectives and the sheer self importance of the author just left me cold - not one I could recommend
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