She had just moved out of her parents’ house and was relishing the independence of a place of her own and a new job working for a mental health charity. Helen’s life was turned upside down soon after she settled into a flat in Exeter in November 2008. “If it wasn’t for the actions of that kind passer-by, I would not be here today.” “The system needs to change and stalking needs to be taken seriously. “The police had ample opportunity to catch him before he tried to kill me – they could have prevented this. “I still get vivid flashbacks and every time my phone rings my heart beats out of my chest. She said: “Just because he’s locked away doesn’t mean my ordeal is over. Willis, 49, is due to be sentenced at Exeter Crown Court in June after being convicted of attempted murder.īut Helen insists no jail sentence will ever be long enough to help her get over the emotional torture she endured at his hands. She only survived because a heroic passer-by dragged him off her. Yet despite begging for help at least 120 times, cops failed to take the threats against her seriously enough.Īnd within a fortnight of the cat being dumped on Helen’s doorstep, stalker Joe Willis dragged the 34-year-old into a graveyard and stabbed her eight times with a pair of scissors. It was the penultimate act in a terrifying stalking drama launched five years earlier by Willis.ĭuring that time he had plagued her with hate-mail, vandalised her car and bike, bombarded her with menacing texts and daubed threatening graffiti outside her home – including the sick warning: “Die, Helen, die.” Helen answered a knock on her door one day – and was horrified to find a dead cat lying in a pool of blood on the mat. Willis now faces a long jail sentence for attempted murder. The charity worker said: “The police had ample opportunity to catch him before he tried to kill me.” Helen, 34, from Exeter, was saved by a passer-by. Loner Joe Willis, 49, inflicted horrific wounds with a foot-long pair of scissors.
The meeting was opened by Joan Baram (President).Petrified Helen Pearson begged cops for help 120 times as she endured a five-year reign of terror at the hands of a stalker.īut she claims police FAILED to take her seriously – until her tormentor stabbed her eight times in a churchyard. Joan expressed that we all are truly saddened by the news of the passing of Her Majesty the Queen and offer our deepest condolences to the Royal Family. She was a loyal and dedicated member of the WI for 80 years, and never failed to show her support for us throughout her time as Queen. We thank her for her dedication, service, and fellowship. Although not the norm we stood and sang Jerusalem. Joan has sent on our behalf, a card of condolence to Sandringham WI. Joan was pleased to welcome everyone including new members and visitors.
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Diane Hunter (Secretary) then gave several apologies and informed us of upcoming events and that we needed to update our personal data protection information.
This evening’s speaker: Karla King - Chocolatier. Karla lives in Alne & makes artisan chocolates & pastries. There followed a fantastic, no nonsense, insight into the world of chocolate (& no Oomper Loompas required!). We learned about what the different percentages meant & which were best used in the different recipes.
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Karla then demonstrated how to make chocolates, emphasising the use of a temperature thermometer to make sure you temper properly, all the time happily answering all our questions. Jenny volunteered to make a batch of chocolates alongside Karla, which she did fantastically. Karla’s chocolates looked and tasted, amazing. There followed Lots of tastings, with plenty of noises of appreciation. The anticipation for this meeting on CHOCOLATES was great and it certainly did not disappoint. Kala did this as a one-off demonstration, for her home village.īelieve it or not, we then enjoyed “Tea” brilliant hostesses were Jenny & Denise.
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