Mum behind Helen’s Law says daughter’s legacy is working as she’s made MBE
The IndependentGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I think with Helen, she would just be so delighted that other families may not have to go through what we’ve had to go through.” Mrs McCourt said the legislation is “definitely working” as they’ve seen a number of cases of people being refused parole because of Helen’s Law. “It gives families a support knowing that Helen’s Law is there and now we’re getting the proper parole hearings.” Speaking about the first ever public parole hearing that took place in December, Mrs McCourt said this is an “illustration of the kind of questioning that is going on” when it comes to criminals being released. She added: “Families are devastated over losing a loved one through an act of murder but not to be able to know what they did to that victim, where their victim’s body was hidden – that is pure evil.” On what comes next, Mrs McCourt said: “I would just like to say I can rest more at night now knowing that that man is not living himself. It gives them hope that the parole board is going to do the right thing.” Mrs McCourt said she has also been campaigning for Helen’s Law 2, which aims for the desecration of a body to be recognised as a separate offence.
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