Sisters separated after their father murdered their mother in Newport, South Wales, in 1973 have reunited after 51 years
Sisters Reunite After 51 Years Apart
Sisters who were separated after their father murdered their mother with a hammer have reunited after 51 years.
Theresa Fazzani and Janet Brocklehurst found their mother, Helen, dead at home in Newport, South Wales, in December 1973.
Their father, Malcolm Barnes, confessed to the crime and received a life sentence.
After the murder, Theresa was sent to live with her biological father in London, as Barnes was her stepfather.
Janet and the sisters’ two younger siblings were adopted in Wales.
Tracing Family Through Social Media
Theresa, 59, decided to trace her sisters last July. She found them in just 48 hours through a Facebook group.
She said, “I’ve met them all. It was like I’d got a missing part of me back. Me and Janet are never off the phone.”
Janet had tried to find Theresa in 2022. She looked through her mother’s documents to find Theresa’s surname.
However, she felt too scared to reach out.
Emotional Reunion
Janet said, “I thought she might hate me because of what my father did. I thought that if I truly mattered to her, she would be looking for me, and that somehow it would come together, and it did.”
When Janet received the call from Theresa, she was in complete shock.
“I couldn’t believe it, I was overwhelmed and so relieved,” she said.
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Mother’s Name | Helen |
| Father’s Name | Malcolm Barnes |
| Location of Incident | Newport, South Wales |
| Date of Incident | December 1973 |
| Years Apart | 51 years |
| Theresa’s Age | 59 |
