How many children will
die before the law changes?

“Archie was funny, well-mannered, and liked to make others laugh. He loved animals and was always saving bees. Archie had so many plans and goals for the future. His energy was just pure and entertaining always. He once ran through a group of older ladies sitting on benches in the high street and did his gymnastics flip, which made them all cheer. He loved putting smiles on people's faces. Not a day passed where we didn't say I love you. Archie’s talents were endless and he lived life to the full. He was all about his fitness - he inspired so many others. He was protective and his bond with his siblings was just beautiful. I know whatever Archie did that day was an accident - nothing mood-related. What I don't know is what influenced him, if anything did. I just want answers.”

“Christopher was a lively, happy, educated, well-mannered, fun and well-behaved teenager who aways put others before himself. He would respect his elders. He had no signs of depression or seeming down in anyway. He was always top in all subjects at school and was really loved by all his teachers at Saint Marys Church of England. He was asking for additional private educational lessons for maths and English even though he was on top marks for these subject. However, he enjoyed playing online gaming with friends, even though he only played at the weekends. For the last two months of his life, we as parents noticed a change in his behaviour, such as being extremely quiet, not very active and seemed that he was suffering with a lot of fear, like someone had made threats to him. Obviously as parents we asked him several times if everything was ok. He would say yes, but the feeling as a parent said otherwise. It was only after we lost our beautiful son, we found that he was involved in a dark website that made him give information out about his family and they commenced to making threats such as if he does not do the challenges that are asked, it will cause a danger to his family. There was at least 4 people on this online site that was causing our son to enter into a shell that he was never in. After completing all tasks that he was told to do, the final one was to experiment. This was the final challenge by which he no way believed he could lose his life and our lives as parents are now shattered.”

“Olly was always larger than life. He raced from one interest to the next. Full of fun and interest. Caring and protective of his friends. From the moment Olly was given a phone to walk to school, his life was rarely offline. In his online world he was groomed, bullied, exploited, and finally lured out of our house, attacked and murdered. Olly is loved and missed and his legacy is that we will campaign and fundraise in his name for a safer world for all children online and on the street.”

“Isaac was, and will always remain, our beautiful boy. He loved his family and he was such a polite and caring soul. I promised Isaac at his bedside in PICU that I would never give up and will fight in his name to protect other children. My son’s legacy deserves to be remembered and I know he would want to protect others from such harm.”

“Maia was utterly beautiful, inside and out. She had a wonderful heart and spirit, and spent her life having fun, until she got dragged into something beyond her emotional skillset.”

“Breck was a clever, funny, helpful and adored boy who loved science, gaming and computing. He was groomed whilst gaming with friends from school by an online predator who lured him to his death at only 14 years old. His tragic story highlights the need to ensure the platforms children engage with are free from harm.”