Chantel Taylor

Chantel taylor, wiil always be known as channi,was taken by an evil murderer on 13th march 2004 at
the young age of 26 channi was a full time mum of 3 beautiful children. channi lived in birkenhead
all her short life leaving behind a lovely wonderful mum who she adored aswell as her dad, sister
and 3 brothers who are totally destroyed by her loss. on the 13th of march 2004 chantel went out to
the local 24 hour garage for cigaretts whilst out bumped into a local man who chantel knew from
school they struck up a conversation which led to chantel being invited back to his house as they
hadnt seen eachother for a few years, obviousley feeling safe to go back to his house to catch up.
what chantel hadnt realised is that he had turned into a sick physcopath who was only out that night
to do one thing and that is kill. whilst chantel was in his home he struck her with a meat cleaver
at the side of the neck leaving her dead or dying on the floor,to cover up his evil acts and
thinking he wouldnt get caught he mutilated her body and dismembered it, still to this day not
telling where chantel is.

I karen chantels best friend am writting this tribute to a most lovely loyal beautiful true friend
that channi was to me and all her friends. me and channi were friends from the age of 4 we went to
nursery together and primary school. we didnt attend the same secondary school but we were still
always best friends, enjoying all the fun things you do as best friends going to discos, cinema,
fair grounds etc. Channi was always immaculate, looking her best, always had the best clothes as we
got older and started to go out to pubs and clubs, id say, chan can i lend one of your dresses or
suits im going out tonight ,channi always replied yea ka go and av a luck in my wardrobe, take a
couple of things and try them and there are shoes there ka aswell, thats the friend my channi was.
Chantel met her boyfriend at 16 and she fell in love with him, always tellin me her secrets because
we always had a trust between us. when channi told me she was expecting her first baby i felt
slightly dissapointed because i thought she was wasting her life but that didnt last long because
channi was so positive reasuring everyone that she would be okay and would make a good life for
herself and her baby plus her boyfriend was really good to chantel and had a good job and she had a
strong supportive family behind her, anyway time went by and chantel gave birth to a beautiful
daughter, channi was delighted with her bundle of joy. chantel loved being a mum she was a natural
so content with her family life. After a couple of years chantel told me she was expecting her
second baby she was so happy to have a brother or sister for her daughter,i was so pleased for
channi a couple of months passed and i had some news for channi i was expecting my first baby it was
lovely because we were pregnant together. chantel gave birth to another beautiful daughter she was
so happy she would dress the girls in lovely matching dresses making sure they had matching socks
ribbons etc, she was just happy in her own little world not a worry insight.shortly after having her
second baby chantel got married she didnt have a big ceremony just a small reception with all her
lovely family and friends around, chantel was so happy she had everything she wished for.on may 21st
1995 i went into labour chantel was right by my side making sure her girls were minded for the day
so she could stay with me, hours passed and i was in a lot of pain chantel would be constantly askin
midwifes what was happening making sure everything was okay, i ended up having to have a cecearian
chantel had to go home to the girls but the next morning she was back at the hospital at 8am thats
the friend my channi was. it was a lovely summer 1995, me and channi would always be out with our
babys goin to the local park or the beach, southport etc it was so lovely oh i wish i could have
them times back.as the years went by things were still great for chantel she was expecting her third
baby, oh she wished for a boy and thats what she got a beautiful son chantel was the happiest mum in
the world in her eyes her family was complete. thats when things started to go wrong for channi her
husband who she addored and was so happy with started to drink, it started off a bit, but then it
became a problem channi always stayed happy and possitive trying to keep her family together, but
then the worst thing happened, well at the time it was the worst thing, her husband had an affair it
destroyed channi. chantel seperated from her husband because she knew it would never be the same
again, so she moved on, setting up home with the kids in a new home channi was looking happy again,
her home was lovely and she was close to her mum who she addored and her mum addored channi, she was
her little blue eye, i always said to channi your ye mums favourite, she would say i know ye! with
her cheeky smile. a year had passed and channi started to go out for nights out with me and other
friends enjoying herself, she would say to me ka im gunna save up and take the kids to greece
because she had gone when she was a child and loved it. i hadnt seen chani for about a month when i
decided to cal and see her it was like i was there the day before, nothing had changed only she had
a new boyfriend it was a man we both new from are younger days channi seemed so happy i was happy
for her, i would often call at channis at this time and not get an answer it was strange because she
was always in and she would never ignore the door to me, it would puzzle me channi was acting out of
character, all wasnt right with this new boyfriend.in july 2000 chantels older brother steven was
murdered by his partner in his flat she only served 3 years for manslaughter on the grounds of
diminished responsibility, this destroyed chantel and her family as i said they were a very close
knit family,thats when things went down hill for chantel she was so lost, weak, and vulnerable. this
new boyfriend who should of been comforting her and protecting her, introduced chantel to heroin
chantel had never taken drugs before, she had had this perfect little life.chantel tried to protect
this boyfriend from people knowing about his habbit, i now know thats why she didnt open the door to
me on them occassions because he would tell her to ignore it. chantel was grieving badly over her
brother and was at a really low ebb, somewhere in the time after stevens funeral this boyfriend
offered channi her first smoke of heroin knowing how vulnerable she was, any other time channi was a
strong woman and she wouldnt of even of contemplated it,chani always said she would come clean
again, and it wouldnt be forever, i truley believe she would of come clean but she didnt get the
chance, as this one mistake cost chantel her life.i only wish she hadnt gone out that night march
the 13th to get ciggarettes she would still be here happy with her friends and family. the loss of
chantel has been massive i miss her so much ill never have a friend like her again, her lovely
lovely family are broken, chantel was a huge character and the light has gone out. Some people say
why did channi take drugs, why did she say yes, i know why, because at that time in her life she
didnt want to think why, she wanted the pain to go away and was influenced by the company she was
keeping,Chantel was an amateur in the drug world when she was brutelly takin she didnt get the
chance to realise the mistake she had made.So then i have to ask why aswell, why channi,why anybody,
but why channi, so anybody who does say why did channi take drugs i say why, who are we to judge.




Channi my beautiful friend i love and miss you so much your in a better place chan, you would be so
proud of your babies, well they are growing up now into lovely teenagers with all the love and
comfort that you gave, surrounding them. i will always be there for your children and i will always
protect them as you would and did for me, your mum is so lost without you chan wrap your big loving
wings around her chan and protect her from any more pain.GOODNIGHT GOD BLESS PRINCESS YOU SLEEP
TIGHT UNTILL WE MEET AGAIN LOVE YOU ALWAYS. KAREN
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