In a chilling revelation that explores the depths of familial bonds, Jamie-Lee Arrow, the daughter of Sweden's infamous "Skara Cannibal," has publicly detailed why she continues to love her father more than ten years after he committed a gruesome murder. Her father, Isakin Drabbad, was convicted in 2010 for killing and consuming parts of his girlfriend, Helle Christensen, in a case that shocked the nation.
The Notorious Crime and Its Aftermath
In 2010, Isakin Drabbad murdered his partner, Helle Christensen, in Sweden and engaged in acts of cannibalism, earning him the macabre nickname. A self-proclaimed Satan worshipper experiencing visions of demons, Drabbad was later committed to psychiatric care in 2011. By 2020, he was moved to outpatient care in Katrineholm.
Jamie-Lee Arrow, then a teenager, learned of the crime from her mother. "My first reaction was, 'was it dad?' And she said 'yeah'," Arrow recalled during an interview on This Morning. The full horror only sank in when she saw media reports labeling her father a cannibal. "It didn't make sense to me. I didn't find out the full story until my dad told me myself," she stated.
A Haunting Final Warning and Psychological Abuse
Arrow has shared disturbing details from her childhood and the period leading to the murder. She described visiting her father's home as akin to "stepping into a horror movie." In a particularly harrowing account to LADbible, she revealed the last time she met Helle Christensen.
"The last time I met Helle, she had cooked me food and as she served the food, she said, 'enjoy your meal, cause this is the last time I’ll ever cook for you because Isakin is going to kill me'," Arrow recounted. Christensen delivered this prophecy calmly and directly, leaving Arrow terrified. The murder occurred soon after.
Arrow also endured psychological abuse from her father, who claimed they were "angels sent from hell." These experiences contributed to years of trauma, leading her to struggle with addiction and leave school at 15.
Loving From a Distance: Forgiveness and Final Closure
Despite the atrocity, Arrow asserts that her love for her father remains. "I believe it’s pretty much impossible to stop loving your parents," she said on This Morning. "He could do whatever in the world and I would keep loving him, but that doesn’t mean he can be a part of my life."
This complex dynamic was explored in the true-crime series Evil Lives Here: The Killer Speaks, where she confronted Drabbad face-to-face. Following filming, they had several deep conversations. "I did let him know that I love him and I forgive him," she told PEOPLE magazine.
However, contact ended abruptly when Drabbad sent a "long, twisted, sick text message" threatening Arrow and her family if she contacted him again. She described this as a perverse form of closure. "It gave me the closure I needed. It was like I needed that to understand how sick it all is." Now a mother of two, she has severed all ties. "I just have to accept that I love him but he can never... be a part of my life, and definitely not my kids’ lives. It hurts loving someone that is so bad for you."
Rebuilding a Life of Light
Today, at 23, Jamie-Lee Arrow has turned her life around. She is raising two children, is set to marry her long-term partner, and focuses on breaking the cycle of darkness. "I wanna give my kids everything that I never had. I wanna give them safety and unconditional love," she emphasized.
Her message is one of resilience. Speaking to The Sun, she affirmed, "Just because your childhood sucked doesn’t mean your entire life has to. We have the power over our own lives and we can create something beautiful even if we came from something ugly." Her story is a powerful testament to surviving profound trauma and choosing a path of light for the next generation.
