Star Hobson mural is unveiled at Roberts Park in Saltaire

A large mural has been unveiled in the children’s play area in Roberts Park in Saltaire in honour of the toddler from Keighley.

The design includes a pair of adult hands holding a baby’s hand with the caption ‘forever our girl’ underneath it. The artwork was produced to mark what would have been Star’s third birthday.

Star Hobson died on September 22, 2020 from catastrophic abdominal injuries caused by blunt force trauma

It features the nursery rhyme words: ‘Up above the world so high. Like a diamond in the sky. Twinkle, twinkle, little Star.”

Savannah Brockhill, 28, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 25 years for the murder of 16-month-old Star at their flat in Wesley Place Keighley, on September 22, 2020.

Meanwhile, Star’s mother, Frankie Smith, 20, was initially jailed for eight years for causing, or allowing, her death following a trial at Bradford Crown Court in December last year.

Star's great-grandparents David Fawcett and Annetta Smith with Alicia Szepler help to unveil the mural in Roberts Park But this eight-year sentence was quashed in March at the Court of Appeal, and extended to 12 years which she must serve in a Young Offender's Institution.

David Fawcett, Star’s great-grandfather, says his family welcomed the tribute, which he helped unveil on May 21. He added his family is still struggling to come to terms with her death.

The mural will be joined by a bench featuring a plaque with Star’s name on it in the next few weeks.

The mural was unveiled on what would have been Star's third birthday

A cherry blossom tree was planted in Roberts Park last February in memory of Star.

Mr Fawcett said: “The mural is a fitting tribute. It’s very colourful. It is a legacy for Star. We now have something there to go to and remember Star by and for us all to get together.

“It’s really good. The artist has done a brilliant job.

“We will have a bench there by the mural for Star put there in the next few weeks. We used to take Star there when she was a few months old.

“It’s still a struggle with it all. I’m trying to look after the family, really. It is just something we will never get over.”

Star's great-grandfather David Fawcett (right) described the mural as a fitting tribute and a legacy for the toddler

Meanwhile, Star's Fun Day will be held on Sunday, June 5, at Windhill Cricket Club, Old Thackley Road, between 1pm and 8pm.

It will include stalls, a bouncy castle and face painting and money will be raised for Barnardo's and the Neonatal Unit at Bradford Royal Infirmary.

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