Heartbroken brother of murdered schoolgirl Sarah Payne reveals tragic last words to sister in sibling squabble moments before she was abducted
The tragic schoolgirl had been playing with her brothers and sister before running away over a minor row
THE heartbroken brother and sister of murdered schoolgirl Sarah Payne have revealed the traumatic moment she ran away over a minor sibling row before being snatched by a paedophile killer.
Eight-year-old Sarah was abducted and murdered by Roy Whiting in July 2000 after being grabbed near her home in Kingston Gorse, West Sussex.
The tragic schoolgirl had been playing with siblings Luke, Charlotte and Lee before she ran off.
Lee, then 13, chased after her but could only look on in horror as he saw Whiting smiling and waving from his white van as he drove away with his sister.
Speaking on Good Morning Britain, Luke revealed the moment he told Sarah "just go" during the row, before sensing something was wrong.
He said: "We were just playing a game in a field like you would every day, she'd slipped and fallen over and hurt herself, then her and Lee ended up having a little tiff.
"She got the right hump and decided to duck off out of the field and was running up the field, so I ran up after her.
"I got to where she was, halfway through the field, and I was begging her to come back but she wouldn't.
"So, I kind of lost my temper with her and said 'Go on then, fine, just go'
"I've turned around and ran back, but as soon as I got back to Lee and Charlotte, I just knew. Something inside me just knew that something wasn't right.
"She had got to the end of the field, and that's when Lee decided to run after her."