JUSTICE FOR WILLIAM. The Story of Wendy Compton: Mother of a Murdered Son

Softcover. With a Foreword by Terry Waite. Wendy Crompton's son William and his girlfriend Fiona were killed in an horrendous attack by another young man when William was just 18yrs. old. Wendy's experiences of what followed are set out in this book which tells how, as a secondary victim of crime, she was treated in ways that ranged from unthinking insensitivity to downright prejudice and lack of respect. This and being kept out of 'the loop' left her anxious, stressed, mistrusting and suspicious of people. This extended to the actions of certain police officers, paramedics and doctors, her 'supporter' from Victim Support (who took too much for granted and at one point went off to watch 'a more interesting case' in the court next door), the coroner's officer who needlessly prevented her husband from kissing William goodbye, the detective who implied that her son was better off dead than alive and the funeral director who told her 'You can't afford flowers'. 130pp. trade size softcover. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F.