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Parents talk of daughter's death Parents talk of daughter's death
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The parents of a runaway Hampshire teenager who was found hanged have been talking about their experiences.The parents of a runaway Hampshire teenager who was found hanged have been talking about their experiences.
David and Jennifer Edwards, said 15-year-old Rosemary's death in Hampshire shows how important open communication with your children is. David and Jennifer Edwards, said 15-year-old Rosemary's death in Hampshire showed how important it was to communication with your children.
"If any good can come out of it then maybe it's that other teenagers could feel easier about talking to their parents or friends," said Mr Edwards."If any good can come out of it then maybe it's that other teenagers could feel easier about talking to their parents or friends," said Mr Edwards.
They said Rosemary had 15 wonderful years and was a jolly ray of sunshine. Rosemary had 15 wonderful years and was a "jolly ray of sunshine", they said.
The teenager from Dibden Purlieu was last seen when she left the family home on 4 September after an argument over her lying about losing a part-time job. The teenager from Dibden Purlieu was last seen leaving the family home on 4 September after an argument over her lying about losing a part-time job.
The whole family feels that she had 15 wonderful years and has probably done more in her life than most adults did in their whole lives David and Jennifer EdwardsThe whole family feels that she had 15 wonderful years and has probably done more in her life than most adults did in their whole lives David and Jennifer Edwards
Mr and Mrs Edwards said they would love to know why Rosemary died but because they cannot, they must live with the consequences.Mr and Mrs Edwards said they would love to know why Rosemary died but because they cannot, they must live with the consequences.
"We don't want [her death] to become a focal point of our lives," Mrs Edwards, 47, told the BBC."We don't want [her death] to become a focal point of our lives," Mrs Edwards, 47, told the BBC.
"It must not be an obsession. We are not setting up a shrine to Rosemary, we are not going to become obsessed that she is not with us anymore," Mr Edwards, 52, added."It must not be an obsession. We are not setting up a shrine to Rosemary, we are not going to become obsessed that she is not with us anymore," Mr Edwards, 52, added.
On the day after Rosemary disappeared, Mr Edwards went into her room to get her up for school and found her missing.On the day after Rosemary disappeared, Mr Edwards went into her room to get her up for school and found her missing.
She did not take her mobile phone or money when she left.She did not take her mobile phone or money when she left.
Rosemary's parents will never know why she diedRosemary's parents will never know why she died
Police began an extensive search but turned up nothing for three weeks.Police began an extensive search but turned up nothing for three weeks.
A reward of £100,000 was also offered by the CCTV company Mr Edwards works for.A reward of £100,000 was also offered by the CCTV company Mr Edwards works for.
But it was walkers who found Rosemary's body at Bartley in the New Forest on Sunday evening. Her death is not being treated as suspicious. But it was a group of walkers who found Rosemary's body at Bartley in the New Forest on Sunday evening. Her death is not being treated as suspicious.
Mr and Mrs Edwards, along with their two other children, Lucy, 19, and Robert, 17, have since visited the site where her body was discovered, and found it "therapeutic". Mr and Mrs Edwards, along with their two other children, Lucy, 19, and Robert, 17, have since visited the site where her body was discovered, and said they found it "therapeutic".
"All four of us thought it was a weight that had been lifted and it is something I would recommend if it should happen to others, they should visit the place of death ... I don't know why it helped," said Mrs Edwards. "All four of us thought it was a weight that had been lifted and it is something I would recommend if it should happen to others.
'No blame' "They should visit the place of death ... I don't know why it helped," said Mrs Edwards.
Mr Edwards said he blamed himself for Rosemary leaving because he had told her how disappointed he was with her for lying.Mr Edwards said he blamed himself for Rosemary leaving because he had told her how disappointed he was with her for lying.
"I thought it was me that tipped her over the edge but we certainly never blamed each other which could tear the family apart," he said."I thought it was me that tipped her over the edge but we certainly never blamed each other which could tear the family apart," he said.
"The whole family feels that she had 15 wonderful years and she has probably done more in her life than most adults did in their whole lives."The whole family feels that she had 15 wonderful years and she has probably done more in her life than most adults did in their whole lives.
"And we will just remember her as a happy jolly ray of sunshine that she was.""And we will just remember her as a happy jolly ray of sunshine that she was."