but going on what is supplied this would appear to be an extremely harsh sentence, giving mind to the fact that his brother tried to retract his statement along with Michael having to live with his inner demons and torment over his daughters death… Surely under the circumstances there was scope for leniency.

In the event, the Jon & Vangelis song; “Somehow I’ll find my way home“, will forever be associated with the death of little Sarah Payne, following the haunting piece of music being played at her funeral. However, the lyrics are also somewhat befitting to her fathers passing.

After nearly 15 years of torment, I truly hope that Michael is at least now in peace.

Michael Payne struggled with addiction for years after his daughter Sarah was abducted andmurdered by paedophile Roy Whiting

The father of murdered schoolgirl Sarah Payne has died at the age of 45.

Michael Payne was found dead at his home in Maidstone, Kent. He had spent years battling alcohol addiction following his daughter’s tragic murder in 2000.

Eight-year-old Sarah was abducted by paedophile Roy Whiting as she played in a field outside her grandparents’ rural home in Kingston Gorse, West Sussex in July 2000.

Appeal: Michael and his wife Sara at an appeal after their little girl was snatched in July 2000

Her brutal death remains one of Britain’s highest profile child murders and led to the introduction of Sarah’s Law following a lengthy campaign by her mother.

Whiting was jailed for life in 2011 and is held at HMP Wakefield, dubbed the Monster Mansion due to