| Location | Leics |
| Age | 14 years |
| Date of Birth | 3/1989 |
| Date of Death | 2003 |
| Visitors | 7,135 since 04/08/2007 |
| Creator |
Adam the apple of our eye always there ... funny outgoing such an inspiration to us all one true legend always missed never forgotten taken by four of his so called friends god bless you adam and shine brightly on your loved ones xxx
BBC NEWS
http://news.bbc.co.u k/1/hi/england/leicester shire/3239546.stm
Teenager Adam Morrell died from head injuries and strangulation after being beaten and tortured for at least three hours, the trial in Nottingham was told.
A pathologist said the 14-year-old suffered a total of 280 injuries.
One of the defendants told police he looked "like an alien" after being kicked like a football.
Another said he was completely unrecognisable.
Finally, the music was turned up at the house in Loughborough to cover the sound of his body being sawn into pieces.
Three days after the schoolboy's death, a group walking by the Grand Union Canal in the town found a black plastic bag wrapped in silver tape, floating in the water.
Body parts
When they fished out the package, they saw what looked like fingers.
The bag was found to contain a severed arm.
Other body parts turned up around Loughborough over the next few days.
A woman found legs in another plastic bag.
A bag of clothes was discovered by police at an electricity sub-station.
The boy's head was found by police divers at the bottom of the canal.
The last Adam's family had heard from him was when he phoned his father, days before his death, to say he was staying with friends.
Those friends were: Matthew Welsh, 19; Welsh's girlfriend Sarah Morris, 17; former soldier Daniel Biggs, 19; and Nathan Barnett, 27.
On Wednesday, 19-year-old Matthew Welsh was convicted of murdering the schoolboy, while his girlfriend Sarah Morris was found guilty of assaulting the youngster.
Another teenager, Daniel Biggs, 19, was cleared by the jury of murder or of any part in the assault.
Nathan Barnett pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
Boiling water
Welsh, the son of a Burton on Trent policeman, had told Leicestershire Police that they were drinking beer and whisky, smoking cannabis and taking ecstasy at the house in Havelock Street on the evening of 14 November, 2002.
Welsh said events took a turn for the worse when Adam threatened to tell police about their drug use.
The court had been told that all four of them kicked and attacked Adam.
He curled up in a ball and wept as he was savagely beaten.
Welsh told police that Barnett had later scalded Adam with a combination of boiling water and sugar.
Barnett testified during the trial that Biggs helped him by putting his foot on Adam to squeeze the life out of the youngster.
He told a jury that he had played the children's game paper, scissors, stone with Biggs to decide who would kill Adam.
Biggs denied joining in the assault and said he had gone to a homeless persons' hostel.
He said Barnett, who pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility, had killed Adam on his own.
All four pleaded guilty to conspiring to pervert the course of justice.
Sarah Morris told police she joined in the attack on Adam and said he looked "like an alien" after being kicked "like a football".
Showed remorse
Morris said Adam had started moaning after a drink-and-drugs session and was told to shut up.
He was kicked because he was "bringing us down", she said.
The three others hit and kicked Adam and urged her to do the same, so she punched him in the head, chest and legs as well as in the face.
"The assault lasted about three hours, possibly slightly longer," Morris said.
Frances Oldham, defending Morris, said the teenage girl was the only member of the gang who had ever shown any remorse for what had happened.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO TAKE MY TIME TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HAE COME ON HERE AND LIT CANDLES LEFT PICTURES AS WELL AS LEAVE MESSAGES ... NO ONE CAN DESCRIBE THE PAIN OF LOOSING ADAM THE WAY I DID THE WAY HIS FAMILY DID AND THE WAY HIS FRIENDS DID ... THANK YOU XXX
NIGHT ADAM SLEEP TIGHT MATE, MISSING YOU MORE AND MORE EACH DAY HONEY XXXXXX
We love you adam morrell but don't worry they will rott in hell
I remember the first day we met , you walked me home we got very wet.
You always used to ask my mum for pasta, I used to chase you but you were always faster.
You saved my sister from the bullies , they didn't understand our accents fully.
I played with barbie but you were always ken, we scribbled our names on my wall with a pen.
We hid my pet hamsters from my mum, I remember when one bit you on the thumb.
It's been years now but you are never forgotten, the things they did to you was awful and rotten.
When I moved away to London, our friendship never came undone.
We used to chat all night on the phone , thinking up places we would go when I came home.
So when I come up to meet you again, I hope we can still be the bestest of friends.
So shine up your halo and straighten your tie, cuz were still gonna do all those things hopefully side by side
awe adam,hope your looking down on your mum and looking after her,please i hope there all still in PRISION,sleep tight,xx
•♥♥♥ Happy St. Patrick's Day ♥♥♥•
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just something that make me smile when i think of you
Hey Adam, how is it up there? been wanting to right you something for the past 8 yrs but every time i come on to your page i don't no what to say.
that night 8 yrs ago me n mum went to the fair as ya do, it was weird cuz we didn't see you and every year without fail we would always bump into ya. Been fair tonight and for a split second i thought 'might see Adam tonight' then i remembered, so i just looked up to find the brightest star in the sky and gave ya wave instead. i have so many memories of ya, true most of them are from cobden but still remember em like it was yesterday. i'll never forget you Adam. the scar on my lil finger wont ever let me forget. when katie walkden jumped off the bench crushing my fingers and was poring with blood n you took me to the medical room and stayed with me all day to make sure i was ok even tho Mrs Starbook told ya to go back to class after break. when ever anyone aske me about it i tell about you and how kind, thoughtful you were. im so pround to say yh i went school with Adam Morrell he was a good mates of mine back in primary school. you will never be forgotten or unloved. i'll give ya a shout when i get up there n we can go to the curzon on a Tuesday at 8, promise i'll be there this time :). funny how ya remember random stuff from yrs ago. you sleep tight ok. thinking of you always.
Lisa Mace ~x~
Miss you. Can't believe it's nearly 8 years. I was so lucky to have you in my life and I'll never forget you xxx
i still miss you.
i still miss you as much as i did 8 years ago. Adam you was the only lad i could tell anything to,after you went i couldnt talk to anyone about things i spoke to you about, even tho your a few a years older than me, and your gone.. i still class you as my best boy mate.. just because off how much you cared for and loved me.. i have so many happy memories of you, but sometimes that just isnt enough :'( its nearli the fair and im realy not looking forward to the date.
look after yourself baby, i love you alot
sleep tight my gorgeous boy xxxx
I MISS YOUU
I miss you sooo much Adam Its sooo different with u not here I just want you to be here one last time to tell u Iloveyou Rest in peace & look after yourself up there x G-night
Last night while I was trying to sleep,
My son's voice I did hear
I opened my eyes and looked around,
But he did not appear....
He said:"Mom you've got to listen,
You've got to understand
God didn't take me from you, mom
He only took my hand.
When I called out in pain that night,
The instant that I died,
He reached down and took my hand,
And pulled me to His side.
He pulled me up and saved me
From the misery and pain.
My body was hurt so badly inside,
I could never be the same.
My search is really over now,
I've found happiness within,
All the answers to my empty dreams
And all that might have been.
I love you all and miss you so,
And I'll always be nearby.
My body's gone forever,
But my spirit will never die!
And so, you must all go on now,
Live one day at a time.
Just understand-
God did not take me from you,
He only took my hand.
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xxxx
She carries such a heavy heart, her tears will often flow,
Seems eveyone's avoiding her, seems no-one wants to know!
Her Grief she carries all alone, nobody seems to care,
Or help her ease this burden, this burden she must bear,
Her Child has just left her, but oh where, where did he go,
Why did he have to leave so soon, and will she ever know?
A mothers grief's a lonely path, she only wants her child,
Others strive to understand their love, even if only mild!
Please talk of her lost child, acknowledge her real pain,
To tell her life will soon be bright she'll see her child again,
For he has gone to heaven, and angels up above,
Where there's no tears or dying, just great eternal love,
Try to understand this mothers grief, praise God that it was not you,
That lost your precious, wanted child for he was wanted to.
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