I couldnt bear the worry, but I knew if I dragged her away from him, I could lose her, said Margaret. He was sentenced to life imprisonment, serving a minimum of 20 years. Police attended Smith's address and found Kelly-Anne's naked body in a bedroom. When her father saw him, and saw that he was much older than he had expected, he asked his daughter, Hes a bit older than you Kelly, are you sure thats what you want?. You NEVER lose track of your children. The James Patterson PageTurner Awards were, however, put on hold in 2008 as Patterson wanted to focus on a new initiative, ReadKiddoRead.com aimed at assisting parents, teachers, and librarians to finding the best books to encourage children of different age and interest groups to read. The cause of Kelly-Anne's death was given as drowning, but immediately before death she had been beaten about the head with a shower head. In 1973, Britain was rocked by the extremely grisly murder of three young children by Christine Paolilla was bullied at school because of her alopecia. In the four weeks leading to her death she was kept a prisoner, rendered helpless . I hope by now you all are burning in that special hell reserved for all you sick poss!! Her parents agreed only on one condition that she keeps in regular contact, and kept coming to their home. You are an abuser of women and I intend, so far as it is in my power, that you will abuse no more.. Weeks later, Bates left home to move in with Smith. When her mom walked in, she found that one side of her face was just black. But I feel like people dont focus as much on what the victims life was like. The court was told that during the last month of her life she had been kept bound in the house, sometimes tied by her hair to radiators or chairs and at other times with a ligature around her neck. She left the family home for good on the 30th of November, 1995, and moved into Smiths two-bedroom semi-detached house in Furnival Road, Gorton. When the phone calls back home became sporadic and the birthday and Christmas cards were signed by Smith and not Bates, her family became increasingly concerned for her well-being and contacted their doctor and the police. *Some news! Knowing Kelly had lied to her parents, not once, but multiple times, he used that to drive a deeper wedge between her and her family. He began a grooming process which was so secretive that her parents knew nothing about him for two years. She stopped showering and would spend hours just curled up on the sofa in complete silence. a minimum of 20 years means he was up for parole after serving 20 years. She was tortured by him over a period of four weeks . How much better this world would be if people like Mr. Patterson Smith were the norm instead of being so depressingly rare. She wasnt an adult, she was a teenager. Reader discretion is advised. The reasoning of theyve only killed one person for a murderer to get a lesser sentence is absurd. Bates had been systematically tortured over a prolonged period. Soon Margret and Tammy had enough of Kelly not visiting their home for several days and wanted to meet her to see how she was doing. James went to the police station and calmly explained that his girlfriend his accidentally drowned in the bath; he claiming that she had inhaled bathwater and died even though hed tried his best to save her. The next time you do it, you can go. Kelly chose to leave. I seem to recall reading elsewhere that it was a long time before Kellys parents realized her partner was a lot older than her because shed put off introducing him to them until she was 16, and that shed done that for fear that theyd have him arrested if they found out about the relationship prior to her reaching that age. Mrs Bates called police and social services but because Kelly-Anne was 16 they could not help. Devastated by the death of his girlfriend, Jane, due to a brain tumor, he developed high blood pressure and other medical conditions and quit writing to focus on his job. In the four weeks leading to her grim death, Bates had been burnt with cigarettes and branded on the thigh with a hot iron. And theres nobody to blame; only the monster. Smith was jailed for life in November 1997 and during the trial it emerged that he had a horrific history of violence towards women. The charge normally carries anywhere from 45 to 65 years in prison, with an advisory . Kelly Anne Bates was born on May 18, 1978 in Hatterslay, England, United Kingdom. That will be the last time they spoke to each other. [CDATA[// >