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Woman Burned Herself Alive 'to End Debt'

deary65
deary65 Posts: 818 Forumite
in Debt-free wannabe
Usury is paying dividends in the UK, how sad is this.

http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/mail/news/tm_headline=woman-burned-herself-alive-%2Dto-end-debt%2D%26method=full%26objectid=18539874%26siteid=50002-name_page.html
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  • Bunnyinthelights
    Bunnyinthelights Posts: 15,278 Forumite
    God, how very tragic
    Bunny
    Empty pockets never held anyone back, only empty heads and empty hearts can do that -Peale
  • anniestar
    anniestar Posts: 2,600 Forumite
    Poor soul. Thats why this site is so fantastic, even if it stops one person from taking their own life then what an achievement. It ALWAYS helps to know that its not just you in such a situation. I have told LOADS of people about this site.
    Blind as you run...aware you were staring at the sun.

    And when no hope was left inside on that starry starry night.

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  • mizmir
    mizmir Posts: 3,710 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    That is horrific. Poor woman.
  • kuohu
    kuohu Posts: 913 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    Tragic story but a rather over-sensational headline. Nothing in the article specifically links her depression with the debt collection agencies.
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  • Broken_hearted
    Broken_hearted Posts: 9,553 Forumite
    Thats horrific. I think photos of her body should be used in the training of DCA staff so they know what they are doing to people. All you have to do is try to help phoning repeatedly being nasty only leads to upset, it doesn't make more money appear.
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  • ZTD
    ZTD Posts: 24,327 Forumite
    kuohu wrote:
    Tragic story but a rather over-sensational headline. Nothing in the article specifically links her depression with the debt collection agencies.

    From the article
    Fellow housemate Rachel Richards had spoken to her the night before the tragedy.

    "She was very depressed and was worried about calls from debt agencies who I presume were demanding money from her," she said.
    "Follow the money!" - Deepthroat (AKA William Mark Felt Sr - Associate Director of the FBI)
    "We were born and raised in a summer haze." Adele 'Someone like you.'
    "Blowing your mind, 'cause you know what you'll find, when you're looking for things in the sky."     OMD 'Julia's Song'
  • postingalwaysposting
    postingalwaysposting Posts: 13,987 Forumite
    horrific and tragic... shame she couldnt be saved...
  • ZTD
    ZTD Posts: 24,327 Forumite
    postingalwaysposting wrote:
    horrific and tragic... shame she couldnt be saved...

    She probably wouldn't have wanted to be. Burning petrol is not kind.
    "Follow the money!" - Deepthroat (AKA William Mark Felt Sr - Associate Director of the FBI)
    "We were born and raised in a summer haze." Adele 'Someone like you.'
    "Blowing your mind, 'cause you know what you'll find, when you're looking for things in the sky."     OMD 'Julia's Song'
  • postingalwaysposting
    postingalwaysposting Posts: 13,987 Forumite
    ZTD wrote:
    She probably wouldn't have wanted to be. Burning petrol is not kind.

    no shame she couldnt be saved due to her debts etc etc...
  • molesworth
    molesworth Posts: 61 Forumite
    This is a very sad story but there is nothing to say this young woman killed herself because of her supposed debt. The verdict was that she killed herself while suffering from depression. It seems she had a history of depression. Without knowing the circumstances it is a big leap to say that she killed herself because of her debts and I am very surprised at the newspaper's headline.
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