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Leticia Aalayah Wright
  2002 - November 18, 2006
In the weeks before she was killed, neighbors would look up and see
Leticia standing in her bedroom, looking out the window. It was as if
she was holding a vigil, for herself. She would smile and wave as the
people waved at her, however, she just looked so sad. Neighbors said that the curtains were closed in the house in the last week of Leticia's life and there wasn't much sign of anyone living there. Neighbors called Social Services who would admit, later, that they had failed this little girl.

On October 13, 2006, social workers went to visit Leticia and her 
mother at their home. Linda Blackie and Nichol Stephenson noticed
that Leticia was quite. They asked her to bring them some of her toys
and she did. Leticia seemed to be of normal weight and had no marks
that were immediately obvious to the social workers. A return visit on October 24, 2006, showed that Leticia had been registered with a nursery, which seemed to satisfy the social workers and Leticia's case was closed. If they had bothered to keep her case open and to check back with her, they would have found that after week, she stopped going to school.

Investigators believed that Leticia's abuse was made worse by the visit from the social workers. On November 17, 2006, Leticia would die at
the hands of her mother and her mothers boyfriend who was addicted to Cannabis. Leticia was found lying on the floor, beaten and naked
with burns on her body, she was close to death.  It had only been one month since social workers had been to visit her. Leticia was taken to
the hospital where the paramedics and hospital staff tried to save her,
they were not able to and with over 100 injuries to her little body,
Leticia died the next day, November 18, 2006.

Sharon Wright and Peter McKenzie-Seaton are believed to have been
taking turns beating and burning Leticia until her body just gave out
and could not longer take the abuse and pain that was described by
detectives as unimaginable. When they were questioned, each of them placed the blame on the other. Sharon said that Peter had beaten on
Leticia because he was upset at not being able to afford to buy any 
Cannabis. Peter did admit to biting Leticia, however, he claimed he 
was never with her alone.

In court, the jury heard testimony about the abuse that Leticia had
suffered at the hands of these people. Leticia had injuries to her head
that were described by a doctor as similar to those someone would
receive if they had been in a major car crash. The back of her head
was a "boggy mass" and her scalp was infected. Her body had many
bruises, bite marks and cigarette burns. After a search of the home,
Forensics officers found clumps of her hair in a wheelie bin. There 
were also traces of her blood on clothing and a pair of fur lined hand
cuffs which were left in the kitchen. Leticia's hair had left drag marks,
in blood, on the wall in the living room.

It was revealed that at several points in her life, Leticia told two of her
aunts that Peter, who had a history of violence, would come to her
room and for no reason at all, he would hit her. Leticia also made it
clear that she didn't like her mother. On at least one occasion, she was visibly upset because she didn't want to return to her mother after a
visit with her biological father, Zaheer Hussain.

Outside of the court room, Detective Paul Taylor, who was in charge
of the murder investigation said that these people were evil:

"Leticia was a beautiful, healthy girl who tragically 
met a violent and brutal death at the hands of her 
own mother and Peter McKenzie-Seaton. The level of 
cruelty she was subjected to beggars belief"

Leticia's father said that he felt he would never get over his daughters
death:

"She was a beautiful little girl, always happy and smiling. 
We will always remember her."

The Kirklees Council commissioned a report by an independent
professional and though they found that the case could have been 
handled differently, no one could have predicted what would happen
to Leticia. Paul Johnson of the Safeguarding Children Board said:

"The tragic death of Leticia Wright in the most dreadful 
of circumstances could not have been foreseen by any 
of the people in the local authority who dealt with 
her and her mother"

In August of 2007, Sharon Wright who was 22 and Peter McKenzie-
Seaton who was 21, were both found guilty and would be sentenced
on August 10, 2007

 "This has truly been an horrific case. 
Detective Paul Taylor

Sharon and Peter were both sentenced to life in prison with each of 
them having to serve a minimum of 23 for what they did to Leticia.

 "Sharon Wright was a very heavy-handed, unloving, 
uncaring mother. What we also know is that Peter 
Seaton was a man of violence, and he was pretty 
inadequate in a lot of ways. As individuals they were unpleasant people. When they got together they were 
a fatal combination. They wanted to be together and
Leticia was in the way" 
Detective Paul Taylor
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Statement from Leticia Aaliyah’s dad, 
Zaheer Hussain and family

As a family we desperately miss Leticia and wish she was here with us now. We haven't got over the shock of her loss and we don’t think we ever will. The only comfort we can take from this situation is the help and support shown to us by family, friends and people who knew Leticia. 

She was a beautiful little girl, always happy and smiling, and she had everything to live for. Losing Leticia has left a huge gap in our lives. 

We would like to thank the people responsible for bringing this matter to court. Now that the legal process has finished, we hope that Leticia can rest in peace, and hopefully as a family we can start to move on. 
We will always remember her and she will always be in our hearts. 

For information about preventing child abuse in England click below. If they can't help you, ask for someone who can. NEVER give up looking for help for an abused child!


Call this number to report child abuse ANY WHERE in the United States!
1-800-4-A-Child  1-800-422-4453





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