Heartbreaking letter from boy, 8, to his mum found ‘murdered’ at the side of the road
The devastated son told his mum he was sad but promised to be "brave for her"
A DEVASTATED lad has written a heartbreaking letter to his 'murdered' mum after her remains were found beside a motorway.
Reece Dunne, eight, penned the emotional letter in memory of Ellia Arathoon, 29, who was found close to the M53 on Thursday.
The note reads: "To mummy, I love you a million times around the world.
"I wish you didn't die.
"I remember playing with you and that made me happy.
"I know you are an angel now and you can see me all the time.
"I feel sad but I'm going to be brave, love Reece."
Mum-of-one Ellia had been missing since October 28 when her body discovered on the motorway in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire.
LITTLE REECE'S HEARTBREAKING LETTER TO 'MURDERED' MUM
To mummy, I love you a million times around the world.
I wish you didn't die.
I remember playing with you and that made me happy
I know you are an angel now and you can see me all the time.
I feel sad but I'm going to be brave, love Reece.
A spokesman for Cheshire Police said a Home Office post-mortem was inconclusive.
Heartwarming tributes have been paid to Ellia, and friends and family are planning to release balloons on Sunday close to where her body was found.
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Reece's dad John Dunne, 29, said: "Ellia used to do everything with him – the bond they had together was just remarkable really.
"She used to say to him 'it's me and you against the world'.
"I had to tell him that his mummy was now an angel in heaven and that she's always looking over him now every day and that she'll look out for him.
"We talked about the different things that he remembers, we both sat down and what's in that letter is what he said."
Craig Andrew Proctor, 39, of Ellesmere Port, appeared at Chester Crown Court yesterday charged with Ellia's murder.
Proctor was remanded in custody and is set to stand trial at Chester Crown Court on Wednesday, April 26 next year.
Detective Inspector Stephen Jones, from the Cheshire Police Major Investigation team said: "I would like to thank the public for all the information and support they have provided in relation into this investigation.
"Incidents like this are thankfully rare, especially in Cheshire and I appreciate that the public may be concerned about the police activity in the area.
"I want to reassure them that this is an isolated incident.
"Formal identification is going to take some time but based on the information we have at this time we believe the victim is Ellia."
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