Can't get this out of my mind...

I reported early on and got a mass mail saying they couldn't be sure at that point so they must have been inundated with reports.

TBH even if the thread had been left theres no way I wouldn't have thought it was a troll.

What a sick shit. I read that thread on monday when my dh's 21 year old nephew was killed in an accident. Seeing his mum cry was absolutely gut wrenching. The most painful thing a parent can go through.

What kind of sick fuck would make up a story like that? Horrible horrible people.

Yes.

Sick fucker.

Also reported early on. Just something 'off' about it.

frio threads don't get deleted on the sole basis of reports that they op might be a troll. I've reported plenty that have stayed up because Mnhq couldn't find anything to back up then not being legitimate (which doesn't guarantee not troll).

No one knows you've reported except Mnhq. There's no downside to pressing the button and saying what's made you suspicious.

I was convinced it was a troll, it didn't sound genuine in the slightest but didn't report as I felt bad just in case I'd got it wrong.

Just pleased there was no troll hunting: I read the thread and nearly reported, others more canny than me. Completely sick.

Heartbreaking isn't it
The mess someone must be in to sit and bullshit about our worst nightmare.
The tone was all wrong and then the picture....
I was also wondering why the neighbours hadn't been to support her if they saw everything.
My crawly spidey sense arm was going wild.
Really glad all the reporting did its job rather than a load of open hunting on the thread.

It's so sad when people start sharing their own experiences, poking their own personal wounds in an attempt to try and help someone only for it to be bullshit. Wicked.

She was obviously a troll. There's such a sad desperate tone to the real threads that just can't be emulated by trolls. It's as though they're trying to copy emotions.

It felt odd to me from the beginning tbh. Read the start and then didn't go back.

I know it's been said so many times, but bloody hell. It makes you suspicious of every thread.

I know...I should've trusted my gut but I just couldn't get my head around anyone being so sick to lie about the death of a child. I felt guilty even thinking that badly of someone.

The only positive thing is that for once people managed to refrain from openly troll hunting on the thread but reporting instead. Just in case that poor woman was real then she wasn't further traumatised by snide remarks and accusations. If she wasn't real then MN get to remove her quickly before she traumatises others.

(I reported too.)

I even checked when the schools went back in NY! My intention was to report this evening when i read it again tonight, but it had already gone.

Bugger. Its all making sense now.
She said her neighbours called the 'van' to take him away. How would they know what happened if she hadn't told them? And she said she knows no-one.
Why do people do this?

sally if you're even a bit suspicious again, just report things. Mnhq don't automatically delete because of reports. It just means they can check for obvious discrepancies behind the scenes.

God I very nearly pressed the report button right at the start of the thread, something I've never done before.

I didn't report because naively I didn't think anyone could be that sick. When the pic of the bed appeared it just felt so wrong so I'm glad I wasn't the only one who was concerned.

The empty bed bit did get me thinking and also when a pp said "I'm in Ny/USA where abouts are you" thread went dead for ages that made me wonder if they panicked

Ive been looking for a way to approach the subject on this one too, without it being a TAAT.

I had my thoughts from the OP, but I just couldn't put my finger on it and felt dreadful for even thinking it, given the other thread and the awful time she is having.

Very sad.

I didn't realise it had gone :-(
I actually reported it and I've not reported anything for ages but it just made me feel uneas. All the posters offering their genuine stories and help made me very concerned in case the Op wasn't true and people might've been manipulated

Do you think perhaps it was related to the troll who was posting a lot late at night, about bereavement? They also posted some grim photos.

Its just dawned on me that late at night in the UK is only afternoon for us.

Of course it was a troll, it read like something from Mills and Boon.

Cross posted with you coldtea. That sort of picture is classic troll behaviour.