'We forgave driver who killed daughter and let him move into our home so we could help him'
THE PARENTS of a girl killed in a car crash have remarkably told how they took the man responsible for her death into their home – even calling him a son.birthday in 2017, but felt obliged to help ‘friend’ Nick Hay as he faced prosecution.She was killed after a car driven by friend Nick Lay flipped dual-carriageway in south west LondonOn that fatal night, Nick had decided to take the wheel of the car because Maria had been drinking after going out.
Tragically Maria, who wasn’t wearing a seat belt was killed as police described the incident as “entirely preventable”.how they were left consumed with grief as news of their daughters’ passing filtered through.He soon informed his partner Elizabeth and other family members who “wept together.” “I had never met this man before. I know that with their daughter killed many would react with furious anger and blame. But all I felt was deep worry for this young man I didn’t know. I just wanted to be by his side.”Credit: GoFundMe
Elizabeth said the two had been supporting each other through hard times and were attending music classes together. “This situation was bad enough,” says Elizabeth. “I couldn’t bear the thought that Nick was going to be another casualty.” “If I’d held onto these feelings, they would have destroyed me. Instead, I decided to love him. That’s the moment he became a son to me,” he said.“His family were on the other side of the world, he needed us. So, for six weeks he lived with us.Soon Nick pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving and was jailed for five years.
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