the News of the World's Rebekah Brooks, editor at the time of Sarah's murder. Sarah Payne's father, Michael, suffered from depression following the disappearance of his daughter. He separated from his wife of 18 years in August 2003, and subsequently became an alcoholic, leading to a 16-month jail term for attacking his brother with a glass in December 2011, while intoxicated. On 30 October 2014, he was found dead at his home in Maidstone, Kent. Police reported there were no suspicious circumstances; he was believed to have died of an alcohol related illness several days before his body was found. See also List of kidnappings Jessica's Law Megan's Law Clare's Law Vishal Mehrotra – unsolved 1981 case of a child abducted from London and similarly found murdered in a rural area of West Sussex References External links Argument rages over Sarah's law Sarah's law explained 2000 in England 2000 murders in the United Kingdom 2000s in West Sussex Arun District Deaths by person in England Female murder victims Incidents of violence against girls July 2000 events in the United Kingdom July 2000 crimes Murder in West Sussex Murdered English children