Press Articles
BBC - Kadeem Blackwood
Published 18th Nov 2008
A memorial website to a Derby teenager who was shot dead has been taken down because of of abusive messages. Kadeem Blackwood, 15, was shot in the chest on 11 November in the Sunnyhill area while walking with friends. Founder of GoneTooSoon, Terry George, said the memorial to Kadeem had been removed until further notice. Derbyshire police said the 23-year-old man was arrested on Sunday and was being questioned. The 48-year-old woman and the two men were arrested on Saturday and remain in custody. Michael Hamblett-Sewell, 19, from Derby, has been charged with murder. Three men aged 18, 20 and 23 and a woman, 48, have also been arrested.
Sky News - Kadeem Blackwood 2
Published 18th Nov 2008
A website set up to pay tribute to a murdered teenager is to go live again - just days after it was flooded with insulting messages. The online memorial was set up for Kadeem Blackwood, the Derby teenager shot dead in a park last week. But the page - on memorial site GoneTooSoon - had to be taken down after users posted 230 abusive messages. Residents in the area of Derby where Kadeem was shot said they believed the 15-year-old was a gang member - a claim police have refused to comment on. A number of the messages appeared to be from rival gang members, according to GoneTooSoon founder Terry George. Mr George, who handed them to Derbyshire Police for investigation, said the level of abusive postings for Kadeem was unprecedented for the site. He said: "We have had to remove it because it was causing too much abuse. For it to be up there for any length of time was upsetting for people.
Sky News - Kadeem Blackwood
Published 14th Nov 2008
Police hunting the killer of teenager Kadeem Blackwood are investigating sick messages left on his memorial website. GoneTooSoon had to take down the 15-year-old's online memorial after gang members attacked it with shocking images and insults. One message, posted by someone calling themselves Doris Bird, said: "Next time keep your gob shut." Another user, Paul Collins, posted an image of a fiery hell next to the caption: "Kadeem's new home. Nice and warm..." The teenager died from a shot to the chest at close range as he was walking with friends in Derby, and detectives are looking at gang rivalries as part of the investigation.
Sky News - Statham Family
Published 14th Nov 2008
Hundreds of mourners have gathered for the funeral of a family of six killed in a horror crash on the M6 motorway in Cheshire. As they were being laid to rest, the Portuguese lorry driver accused of causing their deaths appeared in court. David Statham, 38, and his 33-year-old wife Michelle and their three sons and daughter died when their car burst into flames after it was sandwiched between two lorries.
Suffolk & Essex Online - Liberty Rose Templeman
Published 14th Nov 2008
TRIBUTES have continued to pour in to a former Essex schoolgirl who was murdered in New Zealand. The body of 15-year-old Liberty Rose Templeman, who used to live in Brightlingsea, was found in a stream in a remote part of the North Island on Sunday. The aspiring young actress had emigrated with her family in 2005. A murder hunt is now under way as New Zealand police try to trace her killer. The news has shocked her friends and associates in the Essex town who have paid moving tributes to her. Sheila Wyatt, the chairman of the Brightlingsea Pantomime Group, said she recalled Liberty - also known as Libby - as a bright and confident girl who had the potential for a successful stage career. Mrs Wyatt recalled the 2004 production which featured Liberty, who had kept up her passion for performing after moving to New Zealand.
Daily Mail - The Statham Family
Published 14th Nov 2008
Head bowed and handcuffed, this is the Portuguese driver accused of killing a family of six when his lorry ploughed into the back of their car. Chef David Statham, 38, his wife Michelle, 33, and children Reece, 13, Jay, nine, Mason, 20 months, and ten-week-old Ellouise died when their people carrier was smashed between two trucks and burst into flames. The family were trapped inside and burnt to death before emergency services could reach the scene of the crash on the M6 near Sandbach in Cheshire. Yesterday, Paulo Jorge Nogueira de Silva, 46, was charged with six counts of causing death by dangerous driving. De Silva, of Totana, in the Murcia region of Spain, appeared before magistrates in Crewe where he was remanded in custody. Mr Statham, a chef at a private school, and his family were returning to their home in Llandudno, North Wales, on Monday night when the crash happened.
Times Online - Amy Leigh Barnes
Published 13th Nov 2008
Professional footballers and a television actress are among the friends paying tribute today to murdered teenage model Amy Leigh Barnes in two memorial pages on the social networking site Facebook. By midday more than 900 people had joined a Facebook group set up in memory of the 19-year-old, including former Hollyoaks actress Hannah Tointon whose brief tribute reads: “R.I.P. x”. Footballers also left comments on the page, titled "a beautiful girl...with her whole life ahead of her!! RIP amyleigh my angel". Oldham Athletic player Paul Black wrote “r.i.p. x”, while West Bromwich Albion striker Ishmael Miller posted the message: “R.I.P. Amy Leigh”. A further 650 had joined a second page called "..RIP Amy You Will Never Be Forgotten Babe..xXx"
Northen Echo - Michael Hall
Published 13th Nov 2008
A GIFTED teacher found dead days after being accused of misusing a computer at school killed himself, an inquest heard. Michael Hall, was found in his home the same week he was suspended from High Tunstall College of Science, in Hartlepool, in January. He was discovered with his wrists slashed in the bathroom at his house in Beatrice House, Royal Court, on the outskirts of Sunderland. Mr Hall was one of two teachers suspended from the school for alleged computer misuse.
URL Wire - GoneTooSoon Relaunches
Published 13th Nov 2008
GoneTooSoon, the free online memorial website was first launched in November 2005. It’s a not-for-profit website, offering families and friends the chance to place a lasting, living tribute on the internet for their loved ones who have died. Creating an online memorial, ensures that your much loved family and friends will be remembered forever. In the 3 years since it launched, 10s of millions of visitors have created memorials and left their memories, tributes, photos and lit candles. Autumn 2008 sees GoneTooSoon relaunch with a brand new website. The site’s creator, Terry George strongly believes that the site should remain free so that anyone can create a memorial, whatever their financial circumstances.
Wharfedale Observer - Paul Lockwood
Published 13th Nov 2008
Tributes have been paid to a ‘fun-loving’ schoolboy who died suddenly after falling ill from a cold virus. Paul Lockwood, who would have been celebrating his 16th birthday today, died after battling against a virus that attacked his heart. His family are now struggling to come to terms with his death, and have placed a tribute to the teenager on the Gone Too Soon website in his honour.
