Brighter future dreams of a family life and career as a paramedic

SCARRED by the most traumatic experiences she may be, but Leanne Bird is looking positively towards the future, trying as best she can to move on with her life after losing her fiance to the blade of a knife.

Connor Upton and daughter Destynne

The mother of two said she would never forget Connor Upton and there would always be a special place for him in her heart.

However, Leanne said one day she hoped to meet someone else and to have a normal family life.

She told the Mail: “I’m still young and I’d eventually like to meet someone else and find happiness again. It doesn’t mean I will ever forget Connor, but I would like to try to move on one day. I would like a fresh start.”

Leanne, who is currently out of work, said she had recently enrolled on an Open University course to follow her dream of becoming a paramedic.

She said: “I want to have a career and be successful for my children. I think being a paramedic would be such a rewarding job helping others and saving lives. I want to make something of myself to make the lives of my children better.

“My girls are so beautiful, funny and clever — Connor would be so proud and I want to make them proud.”