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A bit too close to home

#1 Post by Kwackerz » Wed Jun 13, 2007 4:27 pm

Came home from work today to find my eldest close to tears.

Apparently her friend from school was one of the two girls found murdered in Stretham earlier this morning. The children were informed in assembly this afternoon. :smt012

What is it with our modern age!? I feckin' despair! Why take the life of children?

Rest in peace you two.
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#2 Post by Syltiz » Wed Jun 13, 2007 4:32 pm

Thats a tough thing for a kid to deal with... or for anyone for that matter. There is alot of senslessness out there. I hope your daughter is ok.
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#3 Post by Samray » Wed Jun 13, 2007 4:34 pm

:smt085
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#4 Post by Gio » Wed Jun 13, 2007 5:21 pm

Words fail me :smt009
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#5 Post by fastasfcuk » Wed Jun 13, 2007 6:15 pm

hope your daughter gets through this kwaks, poor kids.
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#6 Post by snapdragon » Wed Jun 13, 2007 6:21 pm

poor babe - sending her our loving thoughts K
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#7 Post by Kwackerz » Wed Jun 13, 2007 6:53 pm

Cheers all. She's out visiting her mates at the moment. I suppose trying to make sense of it all :smt001
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Re: A bit too close to home

#8 Post by falcomunky » Wed Jun 13, 2007 7:48 pm

Kwackerz wrote:What is it with our modern age!? I feckin' despair!
Indeed but nasty, pointless violence, (as opposed to nice, meaningfull violence!? :smt017 ), has always been a part of human nature, its just in modern times we have had it more n more forced down our throats by the media.
Condolences to the Families and your Daughter; It must be very hard to bare.
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#9 Post by Falken » Wed Jun 13, 2007 8:05 pm

:smt001
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#10 Post by woody » Wed Jun 13, 2007 10:41 pm

Terrible news........
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#11 Post by XJR Jason » Thu Jun 14, 2007 2:11 pm

I work not far from there, didn't even know it had happened.


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#12 Post by Kwackerz » Thu Jun 14, 2007 7:46 pm

XJR Jason wrote:I work not far from there, didn't even know it had happened.

Stretham, Cambridgeshire, not Londonshire.. :smt002

Thanks for all the kind words. Told my Eldest that I'd mentioned it on RS and she said Thankyou for your kind thoughts, etc.

Seems they had no lessons at School today, Year 8 basically spent the day coming together and getting to grips with it all. Kids were spoken to by the Teachers but I dont know if there were counsellors, etc.
The School have dedicated a Tree in the School Grounds to the Sisters's memory, which is nice. Theyre having a plaque put up on it or alongside it.

Again, From Becky, Thankyou. xxx
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#13 Post by BFG » Fri Jun 15, 2007 12:31 pm

:smt085 Sad times we live in.
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#14 Post by BikerGran » Fri Jun 15, 2007 1:14 pm

My best wishes to Becky and her friends too. I'm not sure that counselling is the best way to deal with these things - talking to each other and their families is prolly best.
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