Rhys Jones

A few weeks after I arrived in the UK 5 years ago, the case of the Soham killings hit the headlines. The most gorgeous little girls went missing, later it was revealed how they were killed and disposed of for no reason. It seemed like the whole country was moved as one in an outpouring of grief - even from people who had never heard of Soham - let alone the little

Once more the UK finds itself in this vice grip of shared grief, as we watch parents of an 11 year old boy try to come to terms with the senseless way he has been torn out of their lives.

I cannot imagine how those parents must feel - I pray that I, and any other parent, never has too.

Rhys Jones memories
This is a website set up to share tributes online to this little boy.
I am not sharing this as a morbid poke in the ribs, but rather to give an indication of the immense emotion the country and even beyond, is feeling at this time.

Rest In Peace, Rhys