October 2014 21

Thursday, 30th October

I was reading in The Guardian (article by Ben Quinn) today, that Michael Payne had been found dead at his home in Kent. He was forty-five years old.

Fourteen years ago, Michael’s daughter, Sarah (aged 8), was abducted and murdered.

Unsurprisingly, he has struggled with depression and alcoholism ever since.

Charlotte Payne said her dad had been heartbroken.