Sherrall was verbally attacked by a young person who refused to let her wheelchair pass. Worried that the police would not take her seriously, the incident was never reported. A few years later she contacted Why me? and took part in a restorative conversation.

Sheldon was approached and threatened with a knife by a young person as he walked through a local park. Following the attack he was keen to meet the young person and one of their parents in a restorative meeting. “It gave us both the opportunity to confront properly what happened. Whilst I am still wary of walking through the park, the conference has given me closure. Restorative Justice has the potential of saving lives.”

Rosalyn was raped and tortured by a serial rapist, who broke into her home one evening, whilst her two year old daughter slept in the room next door. Rosalyn felt strongly that she wanted to meet her attacker to ask ‘Why?’.

When his son was robbed, Rob was given the chance to meet the young person responsible to explain the impact of his actions. Meeting the perpetrator allowed Rob to fully move on from the incident, and lifted a weight off of his shoulders which he didn’t even know he was carrying.

Just a few months after Rachel’s house was burgled, she was invited into prison to share how much hurt and harm he’d caused her and her family.

Paul and his family were enjoying a normal evening when the doorbell rang and a gang of four men pushed their way into the house and demanded cash. The police arrived within 8 minutes, and the four men were subsequently arrested, convicted and jailed for a total of 64 years.