| Location | Neath |
| Age | 21 years |
| Cause of Death | Murder |
| Date of Birth | 22/05/1985 |
| Date of Death | 21/04/2007 |
| Visitors | 26,930 since 13/04/2008 |
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Jenna was an awesome sister very caring and understanding she always put others before her we will miss her forever xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
A man with a history of violence against women has been convicted of murder after strangling his partner.
Jason Shaddick, 28, from Neath, will serve at least 13 years after being convicted of killing Jenna Watkins, 21, on a mountain road after a blazing row.
Swansea Crown Court was told he placed young women in a stranglehold three times before, including Ms Watkins.
Welcoming the verdict, her family said they were glad he was "no longer free to harm any other young women".
Sentencing him to life, Mr Justice Pitchford said he would not be released until the authorities were satisfied he was no longer a danger to the public.
The jury returned a majority verdict of 11 to one after more than five hours of deliberation.
Shaddick strangled Ms Watkins, with whom he shared a flat, on the Bwlch mountain road between Baglan and Neath early on 7 April. He left her lying face down as he walked away.
Jason Shaddick left the scene after strangling Jenna Watkins
The judge said he accepted there must have been a "blazing row" between the couple and that something triggered the violence.
But he said he refused to overlook over 100 injuries to her face and and body, although her death had not been planned, Shaddick must have intended to
His two brothers found her body and at first thought she must have died in a road accident because the car was damaged.
At the time of her death, Shaddick was under a suspended prison sentence for assaulting a police officer.
After the verdict, Ms Watkins' family issued a statement describing her as "a happy, beautiful, fun loving, caring daughter".
"No Christmas or birthday will ever be the same again. She is our last thought at night and our first thought in the morning.
The couple argued on a lonely mountain road, the court heard
"We cry ourselves to sleep each night and only have photographs of her to look at. She will be forever in our hearts."
They said they hoped Shaddick - who they called "a Jekyll and Hyde character" - would remain behind bars for the rest of his life.
"We are glad he is not free to kill or harm any other young beautiful women," they said.
"At least the Shaddick family can visit their son, who is still breathing. All we can do is visit a graveyard to pay our respects."
Senior investigating officer Det Chief Insp Stuart McKenzie said: "This tragic incident brought shock and sadness to the community and we are glad that today's verdict will help the family move forward as they continue to grieve for Jenna."
Saturday 28th January 2012
Life doesn't stand still
it carries on,
And you are with us
all along.
Deep down inside
we are not apart.
You are with us every day..
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......._'\!/'_.•♥*˜҈.•♥*˜҈
.......(""""") With love always
.•♥*˜҈.•♥*˜҈.
If I Could Have a Lifetime Wish
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If I could have a lifetime wish,
A dream that would come true,
I'd pray to God with all my heart for
Yesterday and You.
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A thousand words can't bring you back;
I know because I've tried.
And neither can a million tears;
I know because I've cried.
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You left behind my broke heart
and happy memories too.
I never wanted memories,
I only wanted you.
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(_ /|\ _)
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~Author Unknown~
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██████ 100% *__ * ANGEL
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ThOuGhTs ToDaY MeMoRiEs FoReVeR
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Somewhere beyond the sunset,
where happiness never dies,
you live in a beautiful garden,
above the clear blue skies,
although we cannot see you,
you’re with us every day,
and all the love we have for you,
will never fade away.
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Unknown.....
26TH JAN 2012
YOUR FLOWERS ON YOUR RESTING PLACE.
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I went to your resting place just the other day
I wanted to talk to you for I had so much to say
I sat beside your grave with tears down my face
I don't know why I cried for your In a better place
I wiped my tears with my hand..
As I thought of you In a better land
I put some flowers on your grave..
And thought of you In heaven so brave
I love and miss you with all my heart
I always have right from the start
Your flowers were so beautiful with a spray of white and gold
Oh how I wish I could take the flowers back to the florist
For It Is you my sweet angel that I want to love and hold.
So for now my love I shall say Goodbye..
As I wipe the last tear from my eye
I shall come back to your resting place In another week
For I am so sad my sweet angel and I cannot speak
I know you would not want me to cry and be so sad
As I know your safe In heaven above..
And for that I am so Glad.
Jackie Thomas May 2009.
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“I am like a falling star who has finally found her place next to another in a lovely constellation, where we will sparkle in the heavens forever.”
~ Amy Tan
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Happy little memories
go flitting through my mind
and in my thoughts and memories
I always seem to find
the picture of your face
the memory of your touch
and all the little things
I came to love so much
you cannot go beyond my thoughts
or leave my love behind
because I keep you in my heart
and forever on my mind
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helena steiner rice
Love Margaret
XxxX
♥ ♥ ♥ I Think Death Is A Tremendous Adventure-
A Gateway Into A New Life,In Which You Have Further
Powers, Deeper Joys,And Wonderful Horizons,,,,,
Dr-Leslie D Weatherhead
All things uncomely and broken,
All things worn-out and old,
The cry of a child by the roadway,
The creak of a lumbering cart,
The heavy steps of the ploughman,
splashing the wintry mould,
Are wronging your image that blossoms
A rose in the deeps of my heart.
The wrong of unshapely things
Is a wrong too great to be told;
I hunger to build them anew
And sit on a green knoll apart,
With the earth and the sky and the water,
Remade, like a casket of gold
For my dreams of your image that blossoms
A rose in the deeps of my heart. ✿
William Butler Yeats
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