| Location | Dunstable, Milton Keynes |
| Age | 3 years |
| Cause of Death | Murder |
| Date of Death | 12/2004 |
| Visitors | 4,092 since 08/03/2008 |
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Deraye Lewis was a handsome young boy of 3 when he died a slow and painful death at the hands of his
mothers boyfriend, Nicholas Halling.
Deraye lived in Dunstable, Milton Keynes with his mother, Donna Humphrey, and her boyfriend,
Nicholas Halling.
Deraye was racially abused and repeatedly beaten and burnt with cigarettes by Halling. On the eve
of new year 2005 Donna Humprey called the police over an assalt allegation against Halling (which
she later withdrew). The police noticed on arrival that Deraye had been crying but could see no
obvious injuries so they left unaware of the previous history of Deraye, Donna and Hallings.
Deraye spent the rest of the day complaining of stomach ache and being sick and neighbours heard
Halling shout: "That f****** baby is spoiling my life. We can't do anything without him spoiling
things."
Hours later, on New Year's Day morning 2005, Donna woke up to find the Deraye dying in bed beside
her.
Deraye was taken to Milton Keynes hospital where he died later that day.
More than 73 injuries were found on his tiny body. His bowel had been ruptured, his eardrum
perforated, the surface of his brain bruised and his skin burned with cigarettes.
Social workers in Bedfordshire were tipped off that Halling was abusing Deraye some six months
before he was brutally murdered.
Mistake number one came when they, social services, failed to pick up the signs of Halling's racist
attacks, which included stubbing out cigarettes on the little Deraye's body and calling him racist
names. Instead they believed the cover-up stories from terrified mum Donna, even when, according to
sources, she presented herself "black and blue" with bruises from Halling's attacks on her. Three
months before Deraye's death, Donna finally admitted Halling was beating her and fled to safety in
Milton Keynes.
Mistake number two came when Bedfordshire social services omitted to pass the information on to
Milton Keynes social services, though they stated clearly on her emergency housing application that
she was 'fleeing domestic violence'.
This led to mistake number three – when Milton Keynes housing department failed to inform their
own colleagues in social services that they had moved a vulnerable mum and child into a house in
Bletchley's Osborne Street. Thus when Deraye's mother Donna rekindled the relationship with
Halling, not one official noticed.
It should also be noted that Halling was under the supervision of a probation officer at the time
and had convictions dating back to when he was aged 11.
Please all spare a thought for little Deraye who died an appalling death at the hands of a bullying
racist. Deraye's death could have been avoided if only Social Services had communicated with each
other in the appropriate manner.
Rest in peace Deraye your are safe from harm now high up in the sky with all of gods special
angels.
Please if you feel that there needs to be a reform in Social Services sign this petition and show
that you are the voice for Deraye and all the other children that are failed by the current system.
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Savekids/
Thank you
I will never understand why some woman would rather have a dam boyfriend than there child i hope this scum bag rots in hell and also the mother for letting this happen
When will this stop ...
I have had to leave to seperate comments on here as I don't think it warrants talking about the animal that savagly took Deraye's little life on my tribute to him, when will this country deal with the animals that abuse little innocent angels and take them from us. And when will these women recognise there babies are the most precious thing they will ever be given and that they need to protect them, why do they put up with the abuse to there children and 9/10 times to themselves. I will be going on the SaveKids petition, these children and babies have to stop dying in vain.
What A Waste !
This is happening too often in this world, where the Social Services are not doing the job they are paid to do, and another innocent child's life is lost, WHEN WILL IT STOP ?
Deraye sweetheart the person who done this to you will get what he deserves, but that will never bring you back, but if this is the world to come back to you are safer where you are, where you cannot be hurt anymore, you will be given the love that you so rightly deserve from God himself as he could see you were not treated right ,here on earth.
Deraye sweetheart rest your beautiful head on your silver cloud and play with all your angel friends, you are now safe forever.
Night Night little man xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Teddy for Deraye to cuddle into xxx
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IM GLAD YOUR ARE AWAY FROM HARM AND IN A PLACE NO ONE CAN HURT U
IM SO SAD THAT A HUMAN BEING COULD DO THIS MUCH INJURIES TO A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE BOY.I BELIEVE GOD ONLY TAKES THE BEST AND THATS WHY HES TOOK U TO HEAVEN DERAYE BECAUSE UR LIFE ON EARTH WAS SO BAD, I BET U ARE A VERY SPECIAL ANGEL, SURROUNDED BY PEOPLE WHO WILL LOVE AND PROTECT U R.I.P.DERAYE U WILL BE IN MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS FROM NOW ON.
not another one!!!!!!!!!!
not another innocent child allowed to silp throu the system its bang out of order this lil boy was let down by all the people who were meant to protect him whats the worls coming to
R.i.p LiTtLe maN No-oNe cAn hUrT YoU AnyMoRe x x x
A beautiful Angel xx
Angel Castle in the sky
Way up in heavens garden
There's a magical castle in the sky
Where god places our little angels,
And teaches them to fly
The girls become sweet princesses,
And dance the day away
The boys are charming prince's
In this wondrous land of play
The castle is made of lollipops
And of all things that are sweet
There's a river made of angels tears,
For them to dip their tiny feet,
The angel tears are not tears of sadness.
They are tears of joy
To see such sights is happiness
For the chosen Angel girl or boy
For as you know, not all angels
Are picked to grace this castle in the sky
Only the tiny cherub prince's and princesses,
And here's the reason why
God has a place for all he takes
And puts them where they he deems
The little cherubs need a world of play
A land filled full of dreams
A place where they can play all day
And slide down rainbows so bright
swing from the stars if they desire
Then light the star lamps up at night
Its now they huddle close together
And some may take a snooze
Only if they wish to
Its up to them to choose
The ones that are not asleep
Are sending down their love
To you, direct from moon beams
They guide from up above
So be happy for your special cherub
From the soft clouds they will never fall
For anything good that they may wish for
Comes true here, anything at all
Its in the castle they will stay
with angels of their kind
until its their turn to open the castle gate
and its their mummy that they find
The only thing that they must do then
whilst waving goodbye to angel friends
Is walk to paradise with mummy
Just beyond the rainbows end.
its so sad that this happened to you but you now in a plave were u can be loved like you truely deserve sleep tight and let the angles look after you xxxx
I think this is sooo sick! That poor little angel brutally taken from this world... i hope that scumbag rots in hell! If that was my partner beating my son - GOD HELP HIM 'cos I'd rip his balls off and make him eat them before kicking his sorry a*** out of my house! YET AGAIN the social services have failed - they are as bad as the scum that took little Deraye's life - they just let it happen! Rest in eternal peace Deraye - you are free from this evil now and playing happily with the other little angels. XxXxX
sendin u a little bear hug little man xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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