Jamie Lee Arrow was just nine years old when she discovered that her father, Isakin Drabbad, had murdered and eaten his girlfriend, Helle Christensen. The crime, committed in 2010, made international headlines and left Jamie grappling with a horrific reality.
In a recent interview, Jamie described how her mother tried to shield her from the truth. She was kept home from school for a month, with curtains drawn to prevent neighbours from peering in. When she finally saw her father's face on a newspaper cover, she had never heard the word 'cannibal' before. Upon searching for its meaning, she was horrified: 'I had to stop because it was too brutal and disgusting.'
Drabbad, a self-described Satanist, was convicted of murder and placed in a secure mental facility. From there, he ran a blog and an online store selling voodoo dolls signed in his own blood. When Jamie visited him as a teenager, he gave her one of these dolls, claiming it could harm her bullies.
Jamie endured severe bullying at school, where she was known as 'the cannibal's daughter'. The trauma led her to drop out at 14 and become addicted to drugs by 15. She now speaks out about her ordeal, hoping to raise awareness of the lasting impact of such crimes on families.
