ONLY those who have suffered in the way that Jade Clark’s family has suffered can possibly have the faintest inkling of what they have gone through.

In her darkest moments, as she told the court yesterday, Jade’s mum blames herself for what happened to her daughter.

The person who is solely responsible for cutting Jade’s life so cruelly short is Brian Hampton, who exacerbated the family’s ordeal by his not guilty plea on the conspiracy charge.

He was shown in court to be a serial liar, a law breaker even before Jade’s death, and a coward.

No jail term is enough.