Jayden Parkinson murder: Mum says she would meet killer

Jayden Parkinson was strangled by her ex-boyfriend

The mother of a teenager murdered by her violent ex-boyfriend has said she wants to "look into the eyes" of her killer.

Ben Blakeley strangled 17-year-old Jayden Parkinson, who was pregnant with his child, and buried her in his uncle's grave in Didcot, Oxfordshire, in December 2013.

He was jailed for life for her murder.

Jayden's mother, Samantha Shrewsbury, said Blakeley was "sick and twisted" but she would meet him.

Blakeley, from Reading, was ordered to serve a minimum of 20 years after being found guilty of Jayden's murder following a trial in July 2014.

The judge said Blakeley had spun a "web of lies" to cover up the fact he had strangled her in a "jealous rage" after finding out she had been intimate with another man.

The teenager's body was found in a disturbed grave at the cemetery in All Saints' Church on 18 December - two weeks after she was reported missing.

Samantha Shrewsbury set up the Jayden's Gift Facebook page after her daughter's murder

Speaking to the BBC ahead of the 10th anniversary, Ms Shrewsbury said Jayden's future had been "looking bright".

"She'd be a mum, she would have a nine-year-old child. I do wonder what she would have been like, how it would have played out," she said.

Ms Shrewsbury said she would "never, ever" forgive Blakeley. "I'll detest and hate that man for the rest of my life," she added.

"Even if I get to do restorative justice - you know, I think I would meet him - I want to see him face-to-face and look into his eyes and I want to know why.

"I want to know what he looks like if I bump into him. Parents of victims and survivors get a pretty raw deal."

Ben Blakeley had a history of violence towards previous partners

The trial jury heard how Blakeley had a history of violence, pushing an ex-girlfriend down the stairs when she was seven months pregnant because he believed the child was not his.

Ms Shrewsbury shares help and advice with victims of domestic abuse on her Jayden's Gift Facebook page.

"I have a lot of messages from young girls and mums saying that Jayden's story has kind of saved them," she said.

"It's bittersweet - I'm happy for all the other mums and daughters who have been saved by Jayden's story but it's heartbreaking I can't do that for my own daughter."

She said there was still a need to "break the cycle" of domestic violence.

"If you are worried, there is help out there - trust your heart and tell someone. Don't be quiet - it's being quiet that keeps these perpetrators in control," she added.

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