我的母亲被继父活活烧死了

A son whose mother was burned to death by his vicious step-father is determined to help other kids trapped by abusers. Heartbroken Kyle Braund said violent drunk Raymond O'Connell had left him too afraid to speak out as he grew up.

一个男孩儿的母亲被他凶恶的继父活活烧死了，男孩儿决定帮助其他被施暴者禁锢的孩子。伤心欲绝的凯尔·布朗德说道，他害怕又暴力又酗酒的雷蒙德·奥康奈尔，即使长大了也不敢说出他的暴行。

O'Connell, now jailed for life, used violence to control them and that is why he is supporting the Mirror's Christmas appeal in aid to give kids in abusive homes someone to turn to.

奥康奈尔现被判终身监禁，他曾使用暴力控制他们，这也是受害男孩支持Mirror杂志圣诞节呼吁（让施虐者有人可诉）的原因。

"I am haunted by what happened to her" he says. "He broke her ribs, cheekbone and nose. His abuse was relentless." After losing his big sister in a house fire when he was a baby, mum Lynne was the only family Kyle had left. Even more horrifically, O'Connell killed Lynne in the worst way possible for a mother who has lost a child to fire - by dousing her in lighter fluid and setting her ablaze.

"母亲的遭遇整天在我眼前浮现"他说道。"他打断了她的肋骨、颧骨和鼻子。他的施暴是无休止的。"当他还是小宝宝的时候，他的姐姐因为家里起火去世了，母亲琳恩是他唯一的亲人。更可怕的是，对于一个在大火中失去孩子的母亲来说，琳恩被奥康奈尔以一种最残忍的方式虐死了--把她淹没在更轻的液体中，点火让她燃烧。

Now a precious framed photo of a smiling lady takes pride of place on the mantelpiece in Kyle's home - one of the few mementoes he has left of Lynne, murdered at the age of 54. Kyle, 27, from Barry, South Wales, says O'Connell also viciously beat him after he came into their lives when Kyle was 10.

现在，凯尔家里的壁炉架上放着一张引人注目的照片--母亲微笑着的珍贵照片--这是他仅剩的有关琳恩（54岁时被谋杀）的少数美好回忆之一。来自南威尔士州巴里的凯尔（27岁）说道，凯尔10岁的时候，奥康奈尔走进了他的生活，之后就开始残暴的打他。

And while Kyle is rebuilding his life thanks to girlfriend Charlotte Perry, 29, who "has taught me what love and a beautiful relationship is all about", his ordeal will never truly leave him. At the moment only three quarters of the calls, texts and online contacts to the counselling service are picked up. But a donation of ?4 could help the 20 calls an hour currently unanswered.

夏洛特·佩里（凯尔女朋友，29岁）的出现重建了凯尔的生活，她'教会我什么是爱、教会我爱情有多么美好'，但他的磨难却不会真的离开他。目前，在所有给咨询服务中心打的电话、发的短信和在线联系中，只有四分之三的咨询得到了回应。但4英镑的捐款却可以一个小时帮助20通没人接听的电话得到回复。

"The NSPCC do such an amazing job helping vulnerable children," Kyle says. "It's very worrying though how many calls go unanswered because of a lack of funds. I hope people will dig deep and make sure all calls are answered.

"全国防止虐待儿童协会（NSPCC）在帮助弱势儿童方面做了非常出色的工作，"凯尔说道。"现在令人担心的是，由于资金不足，有多少通电话没有得到回复。我希望人们能挖掘更深些，确保所有的电话都有人接听。"

"I wish I'd been able to call a helpline like the NSPCC when I was a child. Charities like this can make the difference between life and death for a child who is suffering abuse and has no one to turn to."

"我真希望小时候能有NSPCC这样的热线帮助我。类似的慈善机构对那些遭受虐待的、无人求助的孩子有着非常重要的影响：生亦或是死。"