'I imagine my Becky smiling in heaven'...as refugees are children again

A BRITISH mother whose daughter was murdered by a taxi driver in Beirut has marked what would have been her birthday by supporting child refugees in Lebanon to join a fun run and feel like kids again.

- Jane Warren

Rebecca Dykes, known as Becky, had been working on refugee projects in Beirut when she was killed in 2017.

Her mother Jane Houng founded the charity Becky's Button in her memory, distributing the world's smallest personal safety alarm to vulnerable groups of people in the UK and elsewhere.

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With the support of the charity, 35 young refugees and five teachers from Bourj Hammoud Adventist Learning Centre a small non-profit school in the Lebanese capital were able to take part in a 5k fun run linked to the city's annual marathon on May 1, when Becky would have turned 38.

Jane said: "My Becky was the manager of projects for Syrian refugees at the British embassy. Her birthday coincided with the run. I imagine her smiling in heaven."

The charity covered the children's transport costs and race registration.