Ellie Goulding has spoken of her heartbreak and fury after former teacher Jamie Varley was handed a whole-life order for the abuse and murder of adopted 13-month-old Preston Davey.
The singer took to Instagram on Thursday to share a series of emotional messages after reading about the case, admitting she had been left unable to sleep.
“I am absolutely sick to my stomach hearing about the story of Preston Davy,” she wrote.
“I have lost sleep and cried. I’ve never said this before about anyone (somehow) but I wish nothing but horrible, horrible things for JAMIE VARLEY and his partner John. Evil, evil human beings.
Ellie Goulding shared the emotional posts to her Instagram story
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“I hope their new inmates are aware of their crimes.”
The mother-of-two continued: “That helpless child was completely failed by the adoption agency.
“Never ever can anything close to this happen again. Truly despicable.” (sic)
Ms Goulding returned to the subject in a second Instagram Story, telling followers she had been overwhelmed by messages from others who were equally horrified.
The mother-of-two said she had been left ‘sick to my stomach’ after learning about the abuse and murder of baby Preston Davey
“Judging from the response to my story yesterday, it seems many of you are feeling as heartbroken as I am about the heinous crimes committed by the disgusting excuse for a human being, JAMIE VARLEY,” she wrote.
The 39-year-old questioned what more could be done to protect vulnerable children, adding: “How do we prevent this from happening again? How do we keep babies and children in care safe from these predators?
“Will a petition do something? It’s all I can think about.” (sic)
Ms Goulding went on to urge anybody working in adoption or fostering to be “extra vigilant and intuitive with people eager to adopt or foster”.
