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How could she.....??
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Barry_ | Report | 22 Mar 2013 12:44 |
About 8.30 this morning near Purley / Croydon a woman threw herself and a child in front of a train. They were both killed. |
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ChrisofWessex | Report | 22 Mar 2013 12:54 |
I can't think. |
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AnnCardiff | Report | 22 Mar 2013 12:55 |
my son is a train driver - never happened to him yet but some drivers never return to work after such an incident - I have every sympathy with the victim and family, must have been in a dreadful state to do such a thing - just a shame to involve another person |
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AnninGlos | Report | 22 Mar 2013 12:58 |
How sad, she must have felt that she had nobody to turn to. Is that in UK Barry? I have a feeling it may not be. |
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LollyWithSprinklez | Report | 22 Mar 2013 13:03 |
It was in Purley, Croydon area Ann |
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ChrisofWessex | Report | 22 Mar 2013 13:04 |
Ann - Barry said Croydon. My first thoughts were of horror and why take the child also and then thought of the train driver - bad enough an adult but when he learns of a child also. |
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Barry_ | Report | 22 Mar 2013 13:07 |
Yes, Ann, it was at Riddlesdown, near Purley. |
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GlitterBaby | Report | 22 Mar 2013 13:09 |
Many years ago my sister was on a train platform when someone jumped in front of a train. She did not witness it but did see the aftermath. |
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♥†۩ Carol Paine ۩†♥ | Report | 22 Mar 2013 13:18 |
We know no details, but she must have been desperate to do this. |
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Mersey | Report | 22 Mar 2013 13:21 |
Such desperation may she and baby rest in peace..... |
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AnnCardiff | Report | 22 Mar 2013 13:43 |
so sad in every respect - a colleague of my son driving a high speed train saw a girl standing on the end of an upcoming platform - he guessed what she was about to do but could do nothing about it - she jumped, looking him straight in his face - and it happned to him once again - he managed to weather it all |
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AnninGlos | Report | 22 Mar 2013 14:33 |
For some reason I thought Barry was in canada and he put Pulley which I didn't recognise. There could easily have been a Croydon in Canada. Not that it would have made any difference, just trying to establish where it was as not seen anything myself on the news. Horrendous wherever it was poor woman. And poor train driver. |
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PollyinBrum | Report | 22 Mar 2013 14:48 |
God rest her soul and that of her poor baby, she must have been truly in despair. |
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Barry_ | Report | 22 Mar 2013 14:50 |
I am, Ann, just to the east of Toronto, where it's minus 2 and a nippy wind with a smattering of overnight snow. |
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AnninGlos | Report | 22 Mar 2013 15:14 |
Thought I didn't dream that. Thanks Barry. |
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Frederick | Report | 22 Mar 2013 16:48 |
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Jean | Report | 23 Mar 2013 01:16 |
May she and her son r.i.p. I do hope in time her family forgive her for what she has done. My dear brother took his own life, so I know how angry and sad they must be feeling The question of why, we will never know. It has taken me many years to come to terms with what my brother did. My prayers and thoughts are with family and friends <3 <3 |
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Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond | Report | 23 Mar 2013 02:30 |
Heartbreaking. I know families who have lost loved ones through suicide but it is their choice to do it, the little boy didn't get a choice. I hope they will both rest in peace now. |
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Mersey | Report | 23 Mar 2013 10:18 |
This poor lady seemed a tortured soul , only from what I am reading she suffered severe depression and really struggled. |
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Silly Sausage | Report | 23 Mar 2013 11:17 |
I was 8mths preganant and stood at a bus stop, across the road there was a tower block of flats with small swing park at the side, there was 3 children playing there I heard a women shout to them and then acouple of seconds later I though she had threw a bungle of clothes out of the window till I heard the thud, shocking experience. |