Asosiy ma’lumotlar

  • 16 yoshli Diana Watson 1991-yil aprelida Glazgodagi Whitehill maktabi yonida pichoqlab o‘ldirilgan; qotil 15 yoshli Barbara Glover bo‘lib, aybdor deb topilib, muddatsiz saqlangan, 2000-yilda ozod qilingan.
  • Dugonasi Pauline Love Thomson o‘lgan Dianani ko‘chadan uyga yetkashga yordam bergan va buni birinchi marta BBC Scotland podkastida aytgan.
  • Dianani bezorilikda ayblagan The Herald va Marie Claire maqolalaridan so‘ng uning akasi Alan o‘z joniga qasd qildi; onasi Margaret nashrlardan uzr so‘rashga erishdi va 2011-yilda Leveson tergovida chiqish qildi.

Maktab hovlisidagi qotillik

1991-yil aprelida 16 yoshli Diana Watson Glazgoning sharqidagi Whitehill o‘rta maktabi hovlisida pichoqlab o‘ldirildi. Eng yaqin dugonasi Pauline, o‘sha paytda unga ham 16 bo‘lgan, yonida turib, katta oshxona pichog‘i bilan qurollangan 15 yoshli Barbara Glover maktab o‘quvchilari yig‘ilgan olomon oldida Dianani chaqirganini ko‘rdi. «U oldinga qadam tashlaganda g‘urilladi, — deb eslaydi Pauline. — U unga pichoq urdi va odamlar tarqala boshladi. Hammasi shunchaki yo‘qoldi». Pauline dugonasini yelkasidan quchoqladi va jarohat og‘irligini darrov anglamadi.

Ko‘chadan o‘tish yo‘li

Pauline qon ichida yotgan Dianani ko‘cha narigidagi, u ota-onasi va 15 yoshli akasi Alan bilan yashaydigan kvartiraga yetkazishga harakat qildi. Pauline so‘zlariga ko‘ra, Diana: «Ishonmayman. U menga pichoq urdi», dedi. Maktab darvozasi oldida dugona cho‘kib qoldi; yana ikki qizning yordami bilan Pauline uni ko‘chadan olib o‘tdi, lekin kirish oldida Diana yiqildi. Eshak urilishidan uyg‘ongan otasining Jim qizini qo‘lida yuqoriga olib chiqib, sun’iy nafas qilishga harakat qildi. «Men baqiraman: „Siz buni noto‘g‘ri qilyapsizlar“ — men uning xirillashini eshitardim, og‘zidan qon chiqyotgandi», — dedi Pauline. Diana Glazgo Royal Infirmary kasalxonasida o‘lik deb e’lon qilindi, Glover esa o‘zi politsiyaga topshirdi.

Sud va qarama-qarshi ko‘rsatmalar

Uch oydan keyin Pauline sud jarayonida birinchi bo‘lib guvohlik berdi. U jarayondan oldingi kunlarda Glover Dianani o‘zining sobiq yigitini ko‘ryapti deb hisoblab ta’qib qilganini ma’lum qildi; kulminatsiya do‘kon oldidagi mushtlashuv bo‘ldi, Gloverning kapyushoni surilib, byustgalteri ko‘rinib qoldi, bu uni haqorat qildi. Ertasi kuni u pichoqni sumkaga solib maktabga bordi. Pauline so‘zlariga ko‘ra, Diana o‘sha yigitchaga qiziq emasdi, Gloverni esa ular deyarli tanimasdi. Gloverning o‘zi guvohlik o‘rnida Diana tomonidan bir yildan ortiq ta’qib qilinganini bildirdi; Pauline va boshqa guvohlar buni rad etdi. Hakamlar Gloverni yagona ovoz bilan aybdor deb topdi; unga 16 to‘lmagani uchun muddatsiz — ozodlik sanasi belgilanmagan holda qamoqqa olindi.

Matbuot, ta’qib va Alan vafoti

Hukm bahsga sabab bo‘ldi: jarayonda qatnashmagan jurnalistlar Jack McLean (The Herald) va Meg Henderson (Marie Claire) bolalarning muddatsiz saqlanishining adolatsizligi haqida materiallar yozib, Diana-zorilik qiluvchi versiyasiga ushlandi. McLean sinfiy motiv qo‘shib, Dianani «leyboristlar aristokratiyasining qizi»ning «ziyoli oq paypoqlari» bilan «ishchi sinfning yuqori qatlami»dan chiqqan deb atadi. Pauline buni haqiqatdan uzoq deb atadi: Diananing onasi Margaret maktab oshxonasida ishlagan, otasi Jim vaqtinchalik smenalarda pochta xizmatchisi bo‘lgan. Oila Dianani ayblashib, qoralayotgani his qildi; Margaret sudga berishni xohladi, lekin unga o‘lganni haqorat qilib bo‘lmasligi aytilgan. Alan, singlisining o‘limini va uni OAVda tasvirlanishini og‘ir kechirib, ikki yildan kam vaqt o‘tib o‘z joniga qasd qildi — qo‘lida Diana haqidagi gazeta qirqiblari va uzr so‘rab, singlisi bilan bo‘lishni xohlagan xat topilgan.

Margaret Watsonning salib yurishi

Fojia Margaret Watsonni matbuot hokimiyatiga qarshi ko‘p yillik kampaniyaga undadi. U The Herald va Marie Clairedan uzr talab qildi, bosh vazirlar, lordlar va aktyor Hugh Grantning Hacked Off kampaniyasi bilan aloqa qildi, 2011-yil noyabrda matbuot etikasi bo‘yicha Leveson tergovida guvohlik berdi: «Odam o‘lgani uning obro‘si ham o‘lishi kerak degani emas. Uni bir kasal jurnalist xohishi bilan ifloslantirish mumkin emas». Pauline uni kichkina, nozik, lekin «haqiqiy olov» — «deyarli doim g‘am, g‘azab va qasos bilan harakatlanadigan kuch» deb tasvirlagan. Ikkala nashr ham ota-ona vafotidan oldin uzr so‘radi: Jim Watson 2020-yilda 69 yoshida, Margaret bir yildan keyin 71 yoshida vafot etdi. Barbara Glover sakkiz yarim yil o‘tirib, 2000-yilda ozod qilindi.

Fojiadan omon qolgan sevgi

Suhbat davomida Pauline yonidagi divanda uning eri Andy Thomson — vafot etgan Alanning eng yaxshi do‘sti o‘tirardi. Alan vafotidan keyin ular yaqinlashdi va 34 yildan beri birga. «Biz bolalar edik va men uning nimalarni boshidan kechirayotganini tushunar edim, chunki Alan bilan juda yaqin edim, — dedi Andy. — Alan ketganda, bu bizni yanada yaqinlashtirdi». Pauline hozir gapirishga Diananing, Alanning va ularning ota-onalari uchun rozi bo‘lganini tushuntirdi: «Hech kim senga o‘smirlik davridagi fojia bilan qanday kurashish haqida kitob bermaydi. Biz yolg‘iz qoldik va bir-birimizga yordam berdik. Hayotimiz butunlay fojia bo‘lmadi, lekin u uning bir qismi bo‘ldi. Asosiysi — biz Diana va Alanni odamlar sifatida, gazetalardagi oddiy ismlar sifatida emas, aytmoqchi edik. Ular hali ham tirik bo‘lishi kerak bo‘lgan oddiy o‘smirlar edi». Uning hikoyasi BBC Scotland podkasti Crime Next Door: The Playground Murderda yangradi.

Vintage photograph of two young people standing side by side in light-coloured tops against a dark background. One has shoulder-length curly hair and the other has longer dark hair.Image source, Pauline Love Thomson
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Best friends Diane (left) and Pauline (right) did everything together

Black-and-white school portrait showing Diane Watson with short hair wearing a striped blazer, white shirt and striped tie, facing the camera against a plain studio background.Image source, Watson family
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Diane Watson was 16 when she died

Old colour photograph of Diane Watson with curly hair wearing a white jacket and blouse, seated on a sofa indoors and facing the camera.Image source, Watson family
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Diane lived with parents across the road from the school

Cropped group photograph showing Pauline with long curly hair wearing a light-coloured top, looking towards the camera, with other partially visible people standing nearby.Image source, Pauline Love Thomson
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Pauline helped her friend across the road to her parents' house

Vintage photograph of two children indoors beside a record player, with one child wearing large ear defenders and the other holding a toy microphone in front of a wood-panelled wall. Image source, Watson family
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Diane and her brother Alan were very close

Close-up photograph of Alan Watson with short hair wearing a light-coloured collared top, looking towards the camera against a plain indoor background.Image source, Watson family
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Alan Watson was angry about the treatment of his sister after her death

Margaret Watson arrives to give evidence with her husband Jim to the Leveson Inquiry at The Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand, London. Two people walking outdoors beside a brick and concrete building, with one wearing a dark coat and blue jumper and the other wearing a light grey coat and carrying a shoulder bag.Image source, PA Media
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Margaret gave evidence to the Leveson inquiry in 2011

Memorial headstone engraved with portraits of two young people, along with names, dates and a dedication reading: “Till memory fades and life departs, Diane and Alan will live forever in our hearts.”