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Natalie Hemming murder: Girl 'lived in fear' of mum's killer | |
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The daughter of a woman murdered by her abusive partner has said fear stopped her from telling anyone about his behaviour. | The daughter of a woman murdered by her abusive partner has said fear stopped her from telling anyone about his behaviour. |
Paul Hemming beat mother-of-three Natalie Hemming, 31, to death in their Milton Keynes home in 2016. | Paul Hemming beat mother-of-three Natalie Hemming, 31, to death in their Milton Keynes home in 2016. |
Her daughter Kirstie, 14, said she was often scared of him. | Her daughter Kirstie, 14, said she was often scared of him. |
When interviewed by police after her mother disappeared, Kirstie did not reveal her fear because "if he found out I'd said anything he'd be angry". | When interviewed by police after her mother disappeared, Kirstie did not reveal her fear because "if he found out I'd said anything he'd be angry". |
The teenager, who has spoken publicly about the case for the first time in a BBC Two documentary, was 12 when her mother was killed by Hemming, who was father to the victim's two other children. | The teenager, who has spoken publicly about the case for the first time in a BBC Two documentary, was 12 when her mother was killed by Hemming, who was father to the victim's two other children. |
Kirstie's younger brother woke up and came downstairs to see his father scrubbing the floor in the living room while his mother's body was wrapped in a rug. | Kirstie's younger brother woke up and came downstairs to see his father scrubbing the floor in the living room while his mother's body was wrapped in a rug. |
Hemming then dumped the body in woodland. | Hemming then dumped the body in woodland. |
Jailing Hemming for life with a minimum of 20 years, Judge Richard Foster said: "Natalie Hemming knew you were overbearing, controlling, jealous and, on occasions, violent." | Jailing Hemming for life with a minimum of 20 years, Judge Richard Foster said: "Natalie Hemming knew you were overbearing, controlling, jealous and, on occasions, violent." |
'Naughty corner' | 'Naughty corner' |
In the documentary following children and families affected by domestic abuse, Kirstie said her stepfather would get angry at "little things like, say, a room wasn't tidy or something was not the way he wanted it to be, or me and my mum didn't do things the way he wanted us to do". | In the documentary following children and families affected by domestic abuse, Kirstie said her stepfather would get angry at "little things like, say, a room wasn't tidy or something was not the way he wanted it to be, or me and my mum didn't do things the way he wanted us to do". |
"I didn't think about telling anyone - it was the consequences," she said. | "I didn't think about telling anyone - it was the consequences," she said. |
"I was really scared as to what would happen when I got home. I didn't feel safe if I'd told someone." | "I was really scared as to what would happen when I got home. I didn't feel safe if I'd told someone." |
In a police interview, Kirstie recounted one instance on a school night when she was made to stand in the "naughty corner" from 18:00 to 07:30 the next day after an apple in her bag went soggy. | In a police interview, Kirstie recounted one instance on a school night when she was made to stand in the "naughty corner" from 18:00 to 07:30 the next day after an apple in her bag went soggy. |
The teenager, who is now being brought up by her aunt and living in West Yorkshire, said she felt "a bit numb" towards Hemming. | The teenager, who is now being brought up by her aunt and living in West Yorkshire, said she felt "a bit numb" towards Hemming. |
"Most of my childhood I trusted him and next thing I know he's killed my mum and I don't really understand why he would do that in the first place," she said. | "Most of my childhood I trusted him and next thing I know he's killed my mum and I don't really understand why he would do that in the first place," she said. |
Behind Closed Doors: Through the Eyes of the Child will be broadcast at 21:00 GMT on Wednesday, 6 February on BBC Two. | Behind Closed Doors: Through the Eyes of the Child will be broadcast at 21:00 GMT on Wednesday, 6 February on BBC Two. |