Man jumps from balcony with his kids

[Northerner]

sad

Doesn't say here but I heard on the radio the Mum was threatening to leave him.

What a twat

[SueW]

More.

[SueW]

link{http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2318954,00.html\More.} Tragic for grandma to lose a grandson, a son thru suicide and now another son a murderer.

[cowmad]

poor kids if the parents had been arguing for days i bet those poor little kids were terrified...for days.. yes he should of died instead of his son.. no comfort to mum and mia tho who will probebly cry for the rest of their lives.
dosnt it make you thank god...

[essbee]

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[Olihan]

Do you think the comment from the greek guy is a bit of a language thing? Not 'should' as in 'I think he ought to' but as in 'is likely to want to'?

I don't think he should get away so easily by commiting suicide, he needs to face what he's done. That's more than enough punishment.

[joolstoo]

from tomorrows DM

"Appearing on national television, Panayotis Spatharakis, Director of the Heraklion City General Hospital in Crete, said: "I feel that, once he recovers and understands what he has done, he should commit suicide.""

[belgo]

I remember him from years ago. Surprised to read about him on the news, but in view of other problems in his family, I suspect there is some mental instability. Makes me feel very grateful for my own normal family.

[ScummyMummy]

It's not necessarily mental illness, at all. It sounds more like that classic controlling thing that often pertains to abusive men. I suppose their own horrible experiences contribute to people becoming that way but I often find it v hard to sympathise. How utterly tragic this is for everyone concerned.

[boogiewoogie]

Haven't read the whole thread but I saw this in the paper today and felt extremely sad about it.

He's a selfish bastard!

Children should not be used as weapons when you argue with your partner.

Poor child.

[belgo]

He bullied my brother at school. There are a lot of problems in his family.

[ledodgyrobespierre]

aww bless her send her my love and tell her the baby can't stay in there forever!

[wheresmyfroggy]

No ledodge nowt , she is getting fed up now though

[ledodgyrobespierre]

What a terrible tragedy.


Quick hijack.....WMF how's Lockets, any news?

[wheresmyfroggy]

he blamed alcohol though, would be interesting to know if he had any history of mental illness.

[foxinsocks]

because you don't jump off the balcony with your kids unless there is something wrong with you mentally - I only wish he could have got some help before this happened.

and now he's survived and will live with the guilt of killing one child (and potentially never seeing the other one again)

[wheresmyfroggy]

In what way foxinsocks?

[foxinsocks]

I feel terribly sorry for him

[wheresmyfroggy]

He isn't a man at all.

[Joolstoo]

bastard! just sounds like, 'you're leaving me so you'll never see the kids again' without a thought for them

kills yourself if you want but your kids?!

[NAB3]

How convenient that he doesn't remember anything?

If that was my husband he would never see me or my children again.

[Mascaraohara]

That's awful. Selfish bastard.. he tried to kill his own children just to spite his wife.