‘His evil eyes never leave my mind’published at 13:53 BST
13:53 BST
Jonny Humphries
Reporting from Liverpool
Lauren King has told the inquiry how her “spiritual twin”, her daughter Bebe, has gone.
“I am broken beyond repair,” she said.
“The physical pain I have endured since that day has been debilitating. For the first nine months, I sat in the same position on the couch, day after day, in between the endless appointments with police, solicitors, and the court.
“The trauma has caused mobility issues, and I am now under hospital care. Everything just hurts.”
Mrs King said in the year since the attack she has barely been able to function.
She said: “I rely on others to help me do the things I once did without thought.
I walk past people in the street and think to myself: ‘they just have a normal life’.
“I wish our family did. A fake smile is now my only smile. I am grieving not only the loss of Bebe, but also the loss of who I once was.”
Mrs King said she is “tortured” by post-traumatic stress disorder.
She said: “I replay that day over and over, countless times, every single day.
“I picture him attacking my beautiful Bebe, imagine her fear, her pain.
“His eyes, his evil eyes, never leave my mind.
“They have been plastered across the media for the last 14 months, constantly triggering me and those I love.”