I am shocked - a father commits suicide due to school admission issue

[ListersSister]

in the paper today

Very shocking story. Poor family. Poor train driver. Must be hard for those involved at the local authorty as well. Obviously, the father must have had issues, but to feel he had to take his life to be listened too...truly dreadful.

In what Universe did he think it was better to die than for his dd to go to the "wrong" school? As you say, he must have had issues and this tipped him over the edge.

V. sad for all concerned, especially his poor dd.

Oh goodness, what must his wife and DD been going through this year already with him?

poor man

poor family

Has this really taken nearly three years to get to an inquest? Why?

bloody hell

what a shitty thing to pin on his dd. shes gonna need a lot of therapy to cope with the guilt of that.

I saw this too. and it's all very sad but it's very wrong also to blame the schools admission process. He was obviously a very unhappy man with a distorted view of life and plenty of other problems, if he thought that this was a viable option. How on earth is throwing yourself in front a train about a school going to help your daughter's future?

very sad.