THE family of a British teacher who was raped and murdered in Doha have written to the England World Cup squad to urge them to pay tribute to her when they score. Lauren Patterson, 24, was attacked and killed in 2013 in the capital of Qatar, the host nation of the global tournament.
AthenaAllison Patterson has written to the Three Lions squad to urge them to pay tribute to her murdered daughter '/ '
Lauren, 24, was raped and killed in Qatar in 2013Athena Her heartbroken mum has sent 27 letters (one to each England player and one to manager Gareth Southgate), asking stars like Harry Kane and Marcus Rashford to make an L-shape with their fingers after a goal. Allison, 57, and husband Kevin Crotty, 61, from Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, have previously slammed England legend David Beckham for being paid millions to promote the controversial World Cup. They have also sent letters to the Welsh squad, including Gareth Bale, with a similar message. Lauren was teaching at a primary school in the country when she went missing. READ MORE NEWS
BLOODBATH Double murder probe as 2 men die & third seriously injured in 'horrific' stabbing Her body was found burned in the desert after she was raped and murdered by Badr Hashim Khamis Abdhalla Al-Jabr. The family were told that the thug would face the death penalty, but this was reduced to just ten and a half years behind bars as the charge was dropped to manslaughter. They were also offered £200,000 in compensation. However, that was barely enough to cover their legal, travel and accommodation expenses, after they used their life savings to travel to Qatar 30 times for court hearings. Most read in The US Sun WHO WILL INHERIT? Aaron Carter 'died without a will' MOVING MOMENT Kardashian fans in tears after Kourtney & Travis share intimate moment on jet TELLING OFF I'm a hot teacher, principal said my outfit distracts pupils but I don't care DON THE AISLE Inside Tiffany Trump's lavish wedding as she stuns with Ivanka at Mar-a-Lago BARKING MAD Kourtney & Travis bashed for teen Alabama's 'inappropriate' birthday dress WRONG VOTE Today's Savannah called 'unprofessional' by critics over star's Election dress Allison said: ...He should be serving a similar sentence to what he would get in the UK \- 30 years. ...But we are told he could be released after serving just 10 years in what is more of a villa than a jail. ...He's allowed to have a mobile phone, he's got flat screen TVs and can play video games. It's no punishment for what he did to Lauren.... Al-Jabr could be freed shortly after the World Cup. The grief-stricken mum-of-three continued: ...The World Cup is an opportunity for Qatar to show to the rest of the world that its society can be trusted. Read More on The Sun
SMOOTH OPERATOR Mum shares laundry hack for quick-dry clothes AND it cuts down on ironing ...But the country has shown that it's OK to stab, rape and burn a young woman and get a light sentence because you're a Qatari citizen.... The couple say they will be watching the tournament in the hope players pay tribute to their beloved daughter.
AthenaThe young woman had been teaching at a primary school in the country '/ '
AthenaAllison and her husband Kevin were horrified when Lauren's killer was given just ten and a half years in prison '/ '
AthenaThe couple have kept sand from the spot where Lauren's body was found in memory of her '/ '
