I only found this thread on Sunday and read it over the next 2 days. I live near Pandy Park and often walk my dog through there to get to various routes around the area. I’m a morning walker, and am normally in the park around 8.30am, when parents are walking their children to school and nursery. I sometimes saw AW walking Logan to school, but always in the distance, even from a distance I could tell she was looking at her phone and paying scant attention to Logan. The only time I was close to them was in March of last year. I had taken my dog for an early morning appointment at the vet, it was foul day, cold with very heavy rain. I decided on the way home to take him quickly around Pandy park, on my way into the park I was walking toward them, she had her nose in her phone and I could see that she was scrolling. Logan was skipping behind and when he noticed my dog he beamed at him. He ran to AW and pointed toward us and said something, still smiling. She didn’t even look up or at him, but shoved him forward. She had no interest in that little boy. I remember coming home and telling my husband that I’d seen such a handsome little boy and he had a horrible mother.
I regularly saw JC in and around Sarn and he looks like what he is, a mindless thug. I believe that she actively played a part in the abuse and the attempted cover up.
Thanks for sharing this.
I imagine AW always put on an act for others, when she knew she was being watched and judged. That’s why she’s been described as overprotective by teachers, and a great mother by her own mother and friends. What you witnessed was the real AW, the default when she doesn’t think anyone of importance is watching. The self professed shit mother.
I hope your community is able to heal from this, I can’t imagine the shockwaves that must ripple through a place when something like this happens.
I'm honestly of the opinion (perhaps unpopular!) that capital punishment should return for any serious crime involving a child (be it s!xual abuse, or murder). These people should lose any human rights they ever had, as anyone capable of hurting a child in some way does not belong in society & cannot be considered human.
I’m a big fan of natural consequences, and that’s my main source of discipline with my son. Throw a toy and break it? Well, sorry kid, that toy is gone now, that’s the consequence, and maybe next time you’ll stop and think before throwing any other toys.
The truth is, for crimes as abhorrent as murder or SA of a child, the natural consequence is to be completely shunned from society. We’d be hard pushed to find people who’d open their arms to bring those kinds of offenders back into society. I’m all for rehabilitation, but the simple fact is I don’t want a child molester living next door to me or near my son. I don’t care if they did it 15 years ago, they are a risk I don’t want to deal with.
Although I stop short at saying capital punishment should be brought back, I think these sorts of offenders should be removed from society forever, as is the natural consequence of their despicable actions. I’d happily offer them the option of suicide if that was preferable to them. I don’t care, I just don’t want them near me or my precious family.
