Dee Weatherley and her unborn baby were killed in a car crash on December 13th 2008. After being absolutely distraught to the tragic loss of Dee to me and my family, and having been told and seen that the woman who killed Dee got off with only a minimum of 6 months imprisonment and a 3 year driving ban has disgusted us all. Me and my family have not only lost a beautiful daughter, sister, cousin, and auntie; but a mother to be, and a baby being brought into this world. I looked up to Dee as an amazing person, not only my eldest cousin, as i hold a very high interest in the Police Force career and i have lost her to a dangerous driver and killer. My family and i actually cannot believe the courts and how justice has not been served whatsoever. How someone can kill due to careless/dangerous driving and having serve such a low, pathetic sentence for two lives that have been taken.
We find it sickening that the judge said: "You are a very decent, hard-working lady and a good mum. I know very well the pain sending you to prison will cause you and your family". What about how decent, hard-working and a good mum to be Dee was? And the pain that our family has to deal with for the rest of our lives because Dee was killed? And the fact that we wont ever see or hear Dee ever again? That our family doesn't have the wonderful pleasures of seeing Dee bringing her baby into the world? That Dee wont ever be able to continue her brilliant career, family life and future marriage with her fiance? A few of these questions we ask ourselves, are all questions that are not been taken into consideration through the courts or judge.
A quote from your newspaper article; "Dawn Lawes was driving too quickly for the wet conditions when she lost control and ploughed into Detective Constable Dee Weatherleys car". This quote is a fact and of which is Dawn Lawes entire fault of her own. Yet in life when someone commits fault such as taking 2 peoples lives, now is a simple punishment of 6 months in prison. Compared to a healthy woman and babies entire lifetime. A lifetime for 6 months?? How is that justice? I am not prepared to sit in silence for Dee's justice. There is nothing in my power i can do to change anything to make anything better or bring Dee or her baby back. But i just want to have my word and how my family feels towards the judges choice and the courts. It is despicable! What sort of world are we in, full of people who make decisions upon people who have committed fault and killed unfairly? Serve Dee and her baby justice for her and our family. Please. JUSTICE MUST BE SERVED!
http://www.policememorial.org.uk/NationalRoll/2008/NPORH_2008.htm The National Police Roll Of Honour
