The five people who caused her death have been prosecuted three of whom are serving sentences for murder and two for manslaughter. “We are sorry. [1], The Warwickshire authorities wrote a serious case review concluding that Hayter had been at risk and suggested that relevant agencies exchange details to prevent similar incidents from happening. Gemma was taken down onto a railway bank which, had the group turned left, would have led to her home and to safety. Members broke her nose, forced her to drink urine, and threw her body against a radiator. Gemma Hayter case review finds chances were missed to protect her This article is more than 9 years old. “She had a very kind heart. She shared her chaotic flat in a tower block with a hamster and a noisy cockatiel called Jasmine and she would talk to every dog or cat that came her way. “They thought everything was fine. [3] The perpetrators also hit her with a mop. Now, Gemma’s family and friends are speaking out in a new documentary to tell her story and to ask why more wasn’t done to protect this vulnerable young woman. She began attending a special school at age 14, the first time that such an institution had given her an enrollment space. Serious Case Review: the Murder of Gemma Hayter. [1] All five perpetrators originated from Rugby. Horrendous.”. Examining how Trump used Twitter to change the face of US politics. Gemma was a vulnerable adult … [3] Duncan Edwards and Jessica Lynas also conspired in the murder. “I’m sorry I didn’t stop it,” adds Gemma’s sister Nikki, her voice cracking and tears rolling down her face. The five people who caused her death have been prosecuted three of whom are serving sentences for murder and two for manslaughter. And I certainly don’t think she would have been out and about at that time of night [when she died].”. Source:https://www.podbean.com/eau/pb-m5bin-b7a76bDo you really know who your friends are? Joe Boyer, 18, was part of a gang who killed 27-year-old Gemma Hayter. According to the Home Office, hate crimes against disabled people have risen by over 300% between 2011 and 2018. I’m looking after them. “She was such a character from the minute she was born,” remembers Sue. “She was probably thinking, ‘What on Earth is going on? Her murder and the abuse that she suffered beforehand were truly abhorrent, committed by people she believed to be her friends. 20 January 2015. Fran also discovered that Gemma had been convinced to store drugs, including heroin and crack cocaine, in her flat. Gemma: My Murder tells the story of the vicious and senseless killing of 27-year-old Gemma Hayter, who was found dead and naked on a disused railway line, having been tortured, in … The sentencing for all five occurred at Old Bailey. “I’m sorry I wasn’t there and that I couldn’t save her this time.”. On that railway bank, the group put a bin liner over Gemma’s head, stabbed her once in the back and stamped on her head, leaving the distinct outline of a footprint. The judge - using legislation relating to disability hate crime - made an example of them, handing out longer than expected sentences. “I would like a job. Gemma’s family long suspected she had a learning disability, but she was without a formal diagnosis. Or 'she might be on this spectrum or that spectrum'. Her family feel she was effectively ignored by the educational, medical and care services. Royal Television Society: Best Single Documentary 2019 In August 2010 the body of 27 year-old Gemma Hayter was found, tortured and naked on a disused railway line in Rugby, Warwickshire. These are questions we’re still asking today. The shocking story of Gemma, a young woman with a learning disability who was abandoned by the system and brutally murdered by people she thought of as friends. The naked corpse of Gemma Hayter, 27, was found dumped by an abandoned railway line in August 2010 despite repeated requests for social services to … My dad's a sex offender. “Everyone on the autistic spectrum is different and as a family it was so hard to cope. “I saw her and asked her what she was doing,” recalls family friend Fran Cutts. [3] Edwards and Lynas received manslaughter convictions; both were 19 at the time of their sentencing. It was only when Gemma was 14 that she was finally given a place at a local special school. Gemma Hayter died alone." Twenty-seven year old Gemma Hayter’s body was found on 9 August 2010 on a disused railway line in Rugby. The group removed her clothes and attempted to ignite them. “Her head was bounced off a big industrial-style radiator, because all of her blood was up the radiator and up the wall.”. Despite numerous assessments, the relevant […] [4] For a period they locked her into a toilet. Their tests indicated that Gemma did not have a 'significant' learning disability. You know your own child and if you think something’s wrong, it’s probably wrong. And problems related to ‘mate crimes’ - especially against vulnerable people like Gemma - are only getting worse. A Home Office pathologist has outlined more than 50 injuries he found when he examined the head, face and body of Rugby woman Gemma Hayter. As a result her nose was broken. Trump in Tweets. I don’t know how she kept slipping through the net because she was quite obviously struggling.”. But, instead, they turned right. I need my independence,” she wrote. LCC alumna and MA Documentary Film graduate, Holly Cocker, was recently awarded Best Single Documentary at the RTS Midlands Awards, an event celebrating some of the leading lights of the broadcast industry.. Holly was recognised by the Royal Television Society for her poignant BBC Three documentary, 'Gemma: My Murder', which pieces together the life of Gemma Hayter – a young woman … “‘Only got to get round the corner,’ she would have been thinking. Their sentences were 15 and 13 years. “Gemma would have been breathing a sigh of relief,” says Nikki. There should have been places available with fully trained staffed - 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 'In Pupil Referral Units teachers have more time for you', Every question you ever had about female ejaculation, answered, Zara McDermott: 'Revenge porn still affects me today', 'I was utterly devastated': Veronica Green on the end of her Drag Race UK journey, Influencer: 'Why I stopped working with Klarna', social care and housing staff working closer together, information about help and support is available here. Kathy McAteer, the independent chair of the review, said at the time: "While there was no evidence that Gemma's murder could have been prevented or predicted, if she had received and accepted better support she may have lived a better life and been less likely to fall into the company of people who presented serious risks.”. Gemma was a vulnerable adult … Can people like him change? Hayter had formed friendships with all five. Her murder and the abuse that she suffered beforehand were truly abhorrent, committed by people she believed to be her friends. This is a tragic case of what can happen to a person with mental health challenges if they fall into the hands of a gang of malevolent neurotypical youths. I was called an attention seeker. “She was very, very loving. The story of Gemma’s viciously cruel murder by people she thought were friends - and the consistent failings of authorities to step in to help her - raised serious questions about the treatment of vulnerable adults at the time. Detective Chief Inspector James Essex, who led the murder investigation, said: 'Gemma Hayter was killed in a brutal attack at the hands of five people, three … Out Now; BBC Three; In August 2010 the body of 27 year-old Gemma Hayter was found, tortured and naked on a disused railway line… [ Read more] As she reached adulthood, no one was able to give her the lasting support she needed. The five people responsible for her death included Chantelle Booth, a young woman who Gemma had previously described as her “best friend”. Gemma’s family had tried, increasingly desperately, to seek help for her ever since she was young. Twenty-seven year old Gemma Hayter’s body was found on 9 August 2010 on a disused railway line in Rugby. After leaving Gemma to die, one of the perpetrators - Jessica Lynas - used a Facebook status to try to deflect from her own involvement. Gaming and Me: Connections, Identity and Support, 'What baby? A serious case review was conducted by an independent panel who found a number of opportunities to help Gemma had not been taken. “From social services or teachers or the hospital or the doctor or whoever. Murder and More ***This episode is brought to you by PodGo, the easiest way to monetise your podcast. Warwickshire Safeguarding Adults Board (WSAB) commissioned a panel to undertake a Serious Case Review (SCR) following the murder of Gemma Hayter, a young woman with learning disabilities, on 9th August 2010. It was considered by a multi-agency meeting chaired by the Chair of the Partnership and accepted on 28th … Gemma Hayter, 27, was found dead on a disused railway line in Rugby in Warwickshire on 9 August 2010. Gemma Hayter was brutally murdered by people she thought were her friends - now her family are speaking out about her death and the failings in her care. But they wouldn’t listen. [1] Hayter's body was found on 9 August 2010. It didn’t matter. She really could not judge a bad person if you put them in front of her.”. Later that night, Gemma went to a pub with Chantelle, Daniel, Jess, Joe and Duncan but, after Gemma jokingly told a bouncer one of the group was only 16, Chantelle turned on her, pushing her down the road. '” says Fran, who then discovered that Gemma, in fact, was stealing things for them. Her life was just so shit all along. Disability Hate Crime: ‘Don’t Hate Us!’ documentary ~ The Tonight Programme Broadcast Thurs 23rd August 2012 ITV1 ... Sue’s daughter Gemma Hayter was 27 and had learning difficulties when she was murdered in 2010 by a group of five of her so-called friends. Throughout her life, Gemma’s mother had fought with social services and the medical profession to get a diagnosis for the learning disability that Gemma so clearly had. Gemma herself asked for help before she died. Gemma Hayter was a woman who was murdered in Rugby, Warwickshire, England on the 8th of August 2010. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/751ddfd4-2b7a-4f3f-9a07-2f2ec29c985a The serious case review into Gemma's death pointed out that she suffered from “a range of physical health conditions and her appearance has been described as being suggestive of a congenital disorder, genetic syndrome or birth defect, though all clinical tests for such conditions have been negative.”. undertake a Serious Case Review (SCR) following the murder of Gemma Hayter, a young woman with learning disabilities, on 9th August 2010. Warwickshire Safeguarding Adults Partnership, 2011. “Gemma would put up with any level of abuse as long as the person acknowledged that she was a friend.”. But despite going to the special school, Gemma still had no diagnosis, which meant her family struggled to get her the right support. “Could we have prevented it? Between the ages of 13 and 19, Gemma had 29 contacts with learning disability services. I don’t think so. “I said, ‘Why are you going to Coventry? [1] When she was an adult an evaluator determined she was not autistic. She was always wanting cuddles.”. Gemma wouldn’t have wished harm on anybody.”, Gemma: My Murder is available on BBC iPlayer from Wednesday 8 May. [2], Hayter, 27 at the time of her death, was severely beaten and tortured by Daniel Newstead, Newstead's girlfriend Chantelle Booth, and Joe Boyer. Her most recent diagnosis, according to the report, was of a Conduct Disorder. Hayter's parents believed that local authorities had not done enough to care for her. If you have been affected by the issues raised in this article, information about help and support is available here. The mentally and physically disabled victim was stripped and battered on a disused rail line. ‘Only got to get around the corner.’”. [4] Both Newstead and Booth asked her to place illegal drugs in her flat and to steal items for them. In the last 10 years of Gemma’s life, her situation was looked at 168 times by agencies including Adult Social Care, Rugby Housing Department, West Midlands Ambulance Service, GP and Primary Care Services and Community Health Services. Key agencies in Warwickshire have pledged their determination to work together on the lessons learned from the Serious Case Review into the tragic death of Gemma Hayter. “One of the most maddening parts of my time with Gemma was the fact that we knew she couldn’t do anything that the other kids could do,” says sister Nikki. I’ve done nothing to these people.’ She was probably in a hell of a lot of pain.”. Revisiting the site of her daughter’s death, Sue says, “It’s a horrible place to lose your life in the middle of the night. 1.2.2. Or 'she might be this'. Kathy McAteer, the chairperson of a commission investigating the circumstances of the murder, was paraphrased by Harvey Day of BBC Three as stating that the case was a "mate crime". And she believed them. Fran says: “And when I asked her about it, she kept saying, ‘No, they’re presents. “For a long time she didn’t fit any criteria so the answer was just, 'she’s not this'. Gemma told her she was heading to Coventry with the pair. [4], The attack began the next day when Hayter visited Booth's residence. ", “All I could think was, ‘Why? The review identified that there had been 23 missed opportunities between 2001 and the time of Gemma’s death, and nine opportunities in the year before she died. View the profiles of people named Gemma Hayter. “And yet nobody took her out of her regular school and put her somewhere else. Gemma was diagnosed with autism when she was younger but, when she was tested again as an adult, a psychologist disagreed, leaving her without specialist support and, according to her family, Gemma demanding her independence. The Warwickshire authorities wrote a serious case review concluding that Hayter had been at risk and suggested that relevant agencies exchange details to prevent similar incidents from happening. In the end, though, nothing can change Sue’s memory of her daughter. Three people were found guilty of her murder. “On the first day I went to court, I sat up in the gallery and they started reeling off what happened to her,” says Nikki. Booth was angered when Hayter had made a joke about one member of the group being 16 years old when they visited a pub and attacked Hayter. And even though they did that to her, I’m quite sure that if she survived it, she would have forgiven them. Nikki adds, through tears: “The whole thing is just so sad. Their minimum tariffs are respectively 20, 21, and 18 years. [5], The group took her out of the residence and told her she was going to her residence, but they instead took her to a railway bank where the group put a bin liner on her head, stomped on her body, and stabbed her in the back once. But then somebody else would come along that would say, ‘No, she doesn’t tick that box so she can’t be that.'”. The next day, having put up with abuse from the group the night before, Gemma visited Chantelle’s house to pick up some belongings. Gemma meant absolutely nothing.”, “I don’t know what she could have been thinking,” adds sister Nikki. It was only Gemma. Gemma Hayter loved animals. A referral for a serious case review was made by Warwickshire County Council Adult Health and Community Services on 1st September 2010. Family friend Fran Cutts, who also appears in the documentary, told how Gemma was being forced to … [1], As a child Hayter was found to be autistic. “We wanted her to be independent but we wanted someone there to help her - and if she’d have got [support] at 25 she wouldn’t have died.”. Read about our approach to external linking. Meanwhile, in 2017 police revealed that there has been an increase in cases of ‘cuckooing,’ when criminals target vulnerable people, like Gemma, in their homes to store drugs. Authorities now say there are steps in place to prevent a story like Gemma’s from happening again. “Wants 2 knw wat happend on hilly road... is it true they found a body?” she wrote. On August 9, 2010, Gemma Hayter, a 27-year-old woman with a learning disability, was found stripped, stabbed and beaten to death on the bank of a disused railway track in Rugby, Warwickshire. And what does Gemma’s mum, Sue, hope can be learnt from Gemma’s story? And the trial highlighted numerous failures in Gemma’s care. Gemma: My Murder. ', “She was so innocent in her outlook on people. Gemma’s body was found on 9 August 2010 on a disused railway line in Rugby. “I think if she’d had assisted living, they could have possibly escorted her wherever she wanted to go and assisted her in daily life,” says Nikki. Release date: 04 Jan 2018. “It’s not unusual in cases like Gemma’s where people are living in the community - [who] may be quite isolated and not necessarily receiving services - become involved in relationships with people who don’t have their best interests at heart,” she says. I needed help.”. The whole authority is sorry about what happened,” says Warwickshire Councillor Les Caborn. [4] The BBC wrote that the sentences were "longer than expected". “That’s why I kept going back to the authorities and humiliating myself. “It was one of the worst days of my life. And the review into Gemma’s death said that a number of steps had been taken, including a review of adult social care, improved staff training, social care and housing staff working closer together and further support for people with autism. [3], Newstead, Booth, and Boyer were 20, 22, and 18 at the time of their sentencing to life imprisonment. In August 2010 the body of 27 year-old Gemma Hayter was found, tortured and naked on a disused railway line in Rugby, Warwickshire. So for her to die in such a… it’s just… everything about it is horrible. And it’s this lack of support which, according to Kathy, might have led to Gemma becoming a victim of so-called ‘mate crime,’ when people are abused or bullied or harassed by those they consider to be their friends. “She couldn’t seem to comprehend that stealing was wrong, because she was doing it for her friends,” Fran says. That’s what Sue Price tells BBC Three about how she fought for her daughter Gemma Hayter who, after decades of being turned away by social services despite repeated pleas for help, was found - tortured and naked - on a disused railway line in Rugby, Warwickshire, in August 2010. Hayter's parents believed that local authorities had not done enough to care for her. Why would you do something like that?’. But what Gemma thought would be a quick visit turned into an hours-long, brutal assault that would eventually result in her murder. The group then walked Gemma all the way through Rugby town, telling her they were walking her home. Gemma Hayter was born on the 13th of September 1982 in Rugby, Warwickshire. The body of 27-year-old Gemma Hayter was discovered by a jogger at a disused railway line in Rugby on 9 August 2010. A referral for a serious case review was made by … Two years before her death, Gemma wrote a letter to authorities asking for assistance in getting a job, with personal hygiene and looking after herself. The family of disabled murder victim Gemma Hayter are still demanding answers - and her mum has been left penniless in her pursuit for the truth. “As a family, we’ve asked for help ever since Gemma was little,” says Nikki. “But I kept going back because I knew something was wrong - you do that for your children. … It was while living in the flats that Gemma fell in with the crowd who eventually killed her. Documentary looking into a 2012 acid attack on Naomi Oni. “They pretty much tortured her for several hours,” says Gemma’s sister Nikki, who is intimately familiar with the difficult details of the case. “She had learning difficulties. “And authorities need to treat these cases as individuals and deal with them accordingly.”. I didn't give birth to a baby'. Horrendous. Two people who, along with Joe Boyer, 17, Jessica Lynas, 18, and Duncan Edwards, 19, would later be found guilty in her killing. [6], A documentary was made about her murder, titled "Gemma, My Murder", from BBC Three. “I’d tell other parents in my position to go with your gut instinct. She singled out Booth, of Rugby – who had described Miss Hayter as her best friend – as a "nasty piece of work". Twenty-seven year old Gemma was a vulnerable adult who was known to a number of agencies throughout her life. [2], "The Story Of Gemma Hayter's Brutal Murder Is Hard To Hear, But We Have To Listen", "Three jailed for life for 'vile' murder of disabled woman", "Gemma Hayter murder: three of disabled woman's 'friends' jailed for life", "Gemma Hayter murder: Three jailed for life", "Gemma Hayter case review: Family criticises care", Serious Case Review - The Murder of Gemma Hayter 9, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Murder_of_Gemma_Hayter&oldid=1010196162, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 4 March 2021, at 07:52. What they did was fine. But police soon apprehended the group and, at trial, they were found guilty, receiving sentences ranging from 13 to 21 years. But what we are far more certain of now is that the arrangements we have in place will stop such a thing happening again.”. She was considerate, very loving and kind. “They got some cans of beer, urinated into one of them and made Gemma drink from the can,” says Lead Investigator James Essex, from Warwickshire Police. Gemma Hayter had learning difficulties and had gone to a special school, but was treated "like a toy" by Booth, said the appeal judge. "Over the years you treated Gemma Hayter … Sue knew though, from an early age, that Gemma was developing differently from her other two children - and from any other children she knew. Hayter had asked the local government for assistance with employment and her general welfare. [2] Otherwise Hayter had never been formally diagnosed with a learning disability, but her family suspected she had one. “And, as a family, we would have known more about what she was doing and who she was spending her time with. In the flat, Gemma’s nose was broken and she had masking tape wrapped around her face. The day before Gemma was murdered, she was spotted outside a garage near her council flat with two people she considered friends: Daniel Newstead, 19, and Chantelle Booth, 21.
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