Former England star Paul Gascoigne has been blamed for the “hero worship” of unhinged killer Raoul Moat by his daughter.
The ex-Tottenham and Newcastle player bizarrely turned up at the then-home of 22-year-old Chantelle while her father was being cornered by police in Rothbury, Northumberland. That standoff saw one officer, PC David Rathband, shot in the face and would later take his own life at age 44 but during the saga, the England forward turned up in a dressing gown with chicken, lager and a fishing rod.
In 2010 Moat went on a rampage that took the life of his ex-girlfriend's lover Chris Brown and injured his ex Samantha Stobbart and Officer Rathband. But despite the seriousness of what was going on, Gazza turned up determined to talk to Moat.
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Gazza has since admitted that back then he thought he was the” best therapist in the world” and had the ability to “save Moat”, but for Chantelle, the ongoing hero-worship of her dad is sickening. She has since spoken out about the horrors he put her through and highlighted that that hero-worship has been heightened by Gascoigne’s actions.
Speaking to the Mirror, Chantelle said: “I think people hero-worship my dad because of Gazza. Because he turned up at the scene with food and a fishing rod, he turned it into a joke. Paul Gascoigne said he was trying to save him because he had kids.
“But we were better off with him dead. I don’t mourn him. I mourn the dad I should have had. We would never have been safe.” Instead, she felt the version of her father many saw was a con.
“Look at how many people put flowers down for him, it’s ridiculous. How is it that what he did is not enough for you not to realise? It’s ridiculous and it made me angry. By idolising him they are saying his crimes are okay, that what he did to me was okay."
Chantelle also spoke out about how her father treated her during her childhood, telling the outlet: “My father has always been a monster. That is all I have ever known him as. When I was young, there was no monster under my bed – he slept next door to me.”
She added: “If you idolise him you are idolising every woman beater, every child abuser and you’re practically making the situation into a joke… By idolising him they are saying his crimes are OK.”
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