'I was shocked, numb, in complete disbelief that something like this could happen to someone so innocent.' Jodie Chesney was 19 years old when she was stabbed, now her step mum has revealed how the lasting impact of the tragedy still lingers.
She was hugged by one of Jodie’s aunts as her statement was read out during the trial.
‘Neither of them have shown any remorse for what they have done. If they cared at all then at least one of them should have had the decency to own up and admit they made a mistake. ‘The night of the 1 March will remain etched in my brain forever. I will never forget the moment I was told those horrible words “Jodie’s been stabbed, she’s dead”.
‘We owe it to Jodie, our light in the darkness, our angel, our princess. Jodie will not be forgotten and she will not have died in vain.’Peter, stepmother Joanne and Jodie’s sister Lucy just days after Jodie had been killed Joanne outside of the Old Bailey on the day Jodie’s killer’s were sentenced They both fled in another drug dealer’s car but were arrested together days later as they fled from a house linked to Isaacs.
She said: ‘Losing Jodie changed my life completely. I basically started again from scratch at the age of 37 which is hard enough anyway without the heartbreak and grief. The area of Harold Hill showed an outpouring of grief after Jodie’s death, and it is something that has stayed with Joanne in the years after her death.
‘I’ve never felt a sense of community spirit like it and thank them from the bottom of my heart, I’ll always appreciate everything they’ve done for us.’
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