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| Flowers are left at the Melbourne bridal shop where Jill Meagherwas last seen alive. Picture: Robert Mckechnie Source: Herald Sun |
I didn’t know Jill Meagher, the young Irish emigrant from the town of Drogheda found brutally raped and murdered in Australia, but I feel like I did.
She hails from the same town in Ireland as me, was an emigrant from Ireland like me and I’m sure she had the same hopes and dreams that all emigrants from my hometown have – to make it good somewhere in the world and to make people proud.
Jill, just 29, did all that and was living her dream in a Melbourne suburb happily married and working in a good job with the local radio station.
Then a horrible twist of fate saw her leaving her local pub to walk home last Saturday morning and being accosted by a fiend who raped and murdered her.
I can only think of her family back in Drogheda and her family in Australia and think how sad and awful it must be for them.
In her most frequently published photograph, she has a beautiful face, sparkling eyes, and a smile to melt an iceberg.
She was one of the brave ones who rather than sitting around in Ireland, chose to take the world as her oyster.
She and her husband Tom traveled all over the globe before settling in Australia where her family had previously lived.
Now that brave girl is gone, the victim of a senseless and cruel murder that will haunt her family and friends forever.
I hope her killer pays the full price for snatching this beautiful young woman away so savagely.
The family has only the memories of a beautiful girl and a sad tale that has captured the hearts of millions who read about her.
My brother Fergus, a member of parliament for the area of Drogheda, says the family is very highly regarded there and the news of young Jill’s death has stunned the town.
I’m sure it has. Evil knew no bounds.
May she rest in peace and may he rot in hell.
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Switch to the desktop site to post a comment.seanomelb | Sep 28, 2012, 07:13 PM EDT
A 41yr. old married man with four children has been arrested and charged with the murder and rape of Jill and before the racist start their campaign of accusations the alleged killer is a white male named Bayley.
JessNiLeacai | Sep 28, 2012, 05:06 PM EDT
I do feel sorry for Jill Meagher's family but there appears to be a lot of spite and hate in this article. An eye for an eye til we are all blind.
Searlit | Sep 28, 2012, 12:53 PM EDT
My hearts break for her Mother and the rest of her family.
chicksooze | Sep 28, 2012, 10:44 AM EDT
Hunter933..you're a pathetic POS. GET A LIFE and have some respect. RIP Jill.
hunter933 | Sep 28, 2012, 10:09 AM EDT
" She hails from the same town in Ireland as me, was an emigrant from Ireland like me ", I guess they don't teach grammar in Drogheda schools and its not a requirement for working at Irish Central.
jamieLM | Sep 28, 2012, 09:42 AM EDT
Amen. Well said. "Senseless" is an understatement when describing this tragic event. I hope they catch the killer psychopath responsible for this hideous crime ASAP. May Jill rest in peace and my sincere sympathy to her family and friends.