Any one watch crimewatch? Girl died in fire
Any one watch crimewatch? Girl died in fire
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hackett

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493 posts

234 months

Friday 27th February 2009
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Well I have 2 girls exactly the same age as the 2 girls in the first reconstruction. When the girl went back to her bed and the dad fell off the roof i have never felt anything like it, i just broke down and left all my masculinity at the door. Absolutely heart braking.

Any one else watch it?

I hope the scum bag who murdered her dies a very painful death.

10 Pence Short

32,880 posts

240 months

Friday 27th February 2009
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Are you sure you weren't watching Eastenders?

AndyKH

1,456 posts

219 months

Friday 27th February 2009
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I made the OH turn it over when it said she went and hid in her bed. I choked up.

LeeThePeople

1,302 posts

206 months

Friday 27th February 2009
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Yeah I felt the same, it brought my wife to tears, I think when your a parent these stories are totally different to when you didnt have kids. Being a parent changes you more than you would think.

ali_kat

32,142 posts

244 months

Friday 27th February 2009
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I cried, and I don't have (nor want) kids frown

I hope they catch & hang him!

tricky69

1,696 posts

265 months

Friday 27th February 2009
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sounds awfull... have you got a news link ?

Second thoughts i don't want to know

hackett

Original Poster:

493 posts

234 months

Friday 27th February 2009
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Zippee

13,944 posts

257 months

Friday 27th February 2009
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ali_kat said:
I cried, and I don't have (nor want) kids frown

I hope they catch & hang him!
Same here - I tried very hard not to shed a tear but failed. I also went when seeing the pictures of the old chap who was beaten and robbed in his home!

F and F

234 posts

222 months

Friday 27th February 2009
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Both were dreadful, how can anyone something this that or keep quiet when they know the culprit?

Makes you wonder about humanity.

robinhood21

31,020 posts

255 months

Friday 27th February 2009
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Have just watched the clip. frown Tragic. http://www.bbc.co.uk/crimewatch/cases/2009/02/fran...

Invisible man

39,731 posts

307 months

Friday 27th February 2009
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Bloody tragic, I can't imagine anyone doing that without some kind of motive.....even then. Didn't ayone else feel that the family had pissed someone off in a major way?

As for that old soldier....I couldn't look, utter, utter, scumbags

HRG

72,863 posts

262 months

Friday 27th February 2009
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As a father of two girls I would quite happily peel the skin from the that did this. Whoever it was needs not just executing but drawing and quartering in public rage

If the is out there and reads this, please get in touch, I'll meet you anywhere anytime.



Muzzer

3,814 posts

244 months

Friday 27th February 2009
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It was tragic but I didn't find it upsetting.

It was just a bit odd regarding motive - who would want to torch a house with a family with no criminal connections or grievances?

Must have been the wrong house but still, shame on those responsible.

Oh, and I pity the fool on Crimewatch who kept cocking up the sound on all the reconstructions biggrin

anonymous-user

77 months

Friday 27th February 2009
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Muzzer said:
It was tragic but I didn't find it upsetting.

It was just a bit odd regarding motive - who would want to torch a house with a family with no criminal connections or grievances?

Must have been the wrong house but still, shame on those responsible.

Oh, and I pity the fool on Crimewatch who kept cocking up the sound on all the reconstructions biggrin
Do you have kids? So bady burnt they had to amputate god knows what, poor little sod, RIP.

Iain H

390 posts

216 months

Friday 27th February 2009
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Invisible man said:
Bloody tragic, I can't imagine anyone doing that without some kind of motive.....even then. Didn't ayone else feel that the family had pissed someone off in a major way?
Unfortunately, but by no means always, there will be something in the background that will be cause for a motive. It would be very unusual for this to be a totally motiveless random attack. However that in no way makes it any less horrific or sad, and whoever did it should be set on fire themselves!!

As an aside that bit of fabric they found looks very much ike a piece of a Dominos Pizza coat.

Hyperion

16,670 posts

223 months

Friday 27th February 2009
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Shesh...Just watched the clip. Truly sickening.

WorAl

10,877 posts

211 months

Friday 27th February 2009
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Certainly heartbreaking, but you have to ask yourself why that house? was it just random attack or was there something behind it?? I've rarely heard of people setting fire to houses where there wasn't a motive......sounds harsh i know.

Must have been hard for the dad when he slipped and fell and broke his ankles, but surely he would have still tried to get back on roof (inaccurate re-construction) i've played football on a snapped leg before so know you can still walk/run when addrenaline is there.

ZR1cliff

17,999 posts

272 months

Friday 27th February 2009
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Muzzer said:
It was tragic but I didn't find it upsetting.

It was just a bit odd regarding motive - who would want to torch a house with a family with no criminal connections or grievances?

Must have been the wrong house but still, shame on those responsible.
Motive;

A hard working family, with all the trappings that hard work brings = Jealousy ?

Confused with another house ?

Just general nastiness and victims of an oppurtunist arsonist and an easy target. Although down a cul de sac is that a path or open ground at the side of the house for an easy getaway ?


Muzzer

3,814 posts

244 months

Friday 27th February 2009
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Dave_ST220 said:
Muzzer said:
It was tragic but I didn't find it upsetting.

It was just a bit odd regarding motive - who would want to torch a house with a family with no criminal connections or grievances?

Must have been the wrong house but still, shame on those responsible.

Oh, and I pity the fool on Crimewatch who kept cocking up the sound on all the reconstructions biggrin
Do you have kids? So bady burnt they had to amputate god knows what, poor little sod, RIP.
No I don't and perhaps that's why I didn't find it 'upsetting'.

They do say that the super-emotional part of one's psyche is switched on when one has children and I'm not saying that those who cried, etc are over-reacting.

I do think it was tragic and I feel for the family immensely.

ali_kat

32,142 posts

244 months

Friday 27th February 2009
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Zippee said:
ali_kat said:
I cried, and I don't have (nor want) kids frown

I hope they catch & hang him!
Same here - I tried very hard not to shed a tear but failed. I also went when seeing the pictures of the old chap who was beaten and robbed in his home!
yes He made me cry too frown

89 year old veteran, having to go from looking after his wife of 50 years in their home with no help, to both of them in a home frown Just because he was kind enough to buy stuff they didn't need from someone at the door rage