Mum tells how she misses her son every second of every day
8:20am Friday 13th March 2009 in Search
Tyrese and his mum Caroline
NOT a day goes by when Caroline Hannah doesn’t fondly remember her little boy.
And she still replays in her mind, over and over, the moment when little Tyrese was hit by a car as she stood helpless behind him.
Caroline had been walking along Drove Road with seven-year-old Tyrese, and dog Odi, at the time of the collision with a car.
It mounted the pavement and Tyrese was knocked unconscious.
He died of multiple injuries four hours later at the Great Western Hospital – a year ago tomorrow.
Caroline, 35, of Old Walcot, finds it hard to go to the scene of the accident after seeing drivers whizz past her.
“I shout at them,” she said. “They must think I’m a mad woman, but if you haven’t lost a loved one then you don’t know how it feels.”
Caroline is furious at those who have pulled teddies, flowers and cards from a lamp post, kicked over plant pots and taken lanterns.
“I can’t understand why anyone would do that,” she said.
“Even if you were drunk after a night out why would you do that? It’s very upsetting.
“I miss Tyrese every second, of every minute, of every hour, of every day, of every month,” said Caroline, who visits his grave every day at Whitworth Road Cemetery.
“When he died he took my heart with him.
“I want him to keep it safe till I join him.
“Tyrese was such a beautiful boy always had a smile, mostly a cheeky one, but he lit up some of the dullest days. He was a miracle baby and I cherished every moment. I was thankful to have him from the day I found out I was pregnant with him.
“My life stopped the day I lost Tyrese. The fact I’m still alive feels like a sick joke.
“It was terrifying haunting image to see your child laying breathless on the road in front of you. I wish it had been me.”
The pair had planned to go on holiday together last summer.
Tyrese was keen to swim with dolphins in Portugal.
Caroline said she would not consider having more children as it feel like she was undermining the memory of Tyrese.
“It would feel like a betrayal to Tyrese,” she added.
“The child would always be in Tyrese’s shadow.
“It’s heartbreaking I’ll never be able to watch him grow up and have children of his own.”
Caroline has kept Tyrese’s bedroom exactly the same since he died and says he is unlikely to move from her house in Walcot as she would feel like she was leaving Tyrese behind.
A TEENAGER has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving following the fatal accident that claimed Tyrese’s life.
Sean Austin, 19, of Mulberry Grove, Pinehurst, was charged by Swindon police with the offence on Sunday, September 7, last year.
He is due to appear at Swindon Crown Court on Friday, March 20.
