8 yr old found hanged after deaths in the family...
 

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Rip Joshua, No Words To Say About This Only Loseing Your Grandmother Is Bad But Is Mother As Well.

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Awww how sad:(

That poor boy and family

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What a tragedy such a shame the poor little soul didn't open up about how he was feeling. RIP Joshua deepest sympathy to his family and friends

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Poor Buggers!! RIP Joshua :(

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He probably did show that he was upset, but it is hard to think of 8yr olds hanging themselves really. I have a 9yr old sister and I cant contemplate her doing something like that, even if she was extremely upset. Even if she said to me 'I want to die' I don't think I would really expect her to do such a thing. I think this is a terrible tragedy, and I hope that he will be reunited with his mother and grandfather in heaven.

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The poor sod!

it must have been awful for him:(...at 8 yrs old too

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know what it like to lose mum, at my age it hard, but for a young child, it must be something his brain could not comprehend, losing 2 relatives, may he now find peace.

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the poor lad, r,i.p joshua.

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At eight years old I doubt he had the language skills and vocabulary to open up, let alone the emotional experience.

A terrible shame and I have no idea how the remaining family will cope

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How awful for his family, losing the mum, the gran and Joshua.

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Think you have got me misread on this, what I was trying to say was there are people in schools trained to pick up on the talk or lack of about the deaths of close relatives. In no way do I doubt that this little boy is beside himself with grief but can imagine he didn't want to make his daddy feel even more upset. That is where the counsellors come into their own, just being able to offload a tiny proportion of how he felt might just have helped him. RIP Joshua

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very hard to comprehend is this R.I.P. kid.

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Gosh, what a tragedy. Poor kid must have been hurting so much. Must be just terrible for the father to have to go on.

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According to todays The Times the child went to an independent school and these do not always have access to ancillary facilities that state schools have.

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From what I saw last night on Telly, it seems that the school staff had tried to help him after his mother died, but obviously the poor lad kept it all bottled up, what a devastating blow for his family R. I. P.

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I am absolutely sure that the school staff will have tried their very best to help him. However, that is not the same as having trained professionals working with him

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Having been to both a state and an independent school myself, as well as currently having close relatives at both types of establishments, the pastoral care is every bit as good in the independent sector, if not better.

I also know someone at the senior school where this poor boy attended, and there is a very good range of ancillary care for all pupils who may need it, at King Edward's.

I fail to see what type of school he attended has any relevance on this tragedy.

Very, very sad.:(

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I didnt say that the type of school attended necessarily affects the ancillary services. Just that for every 1 private schools with good support services I can find 10 state schools with far superior services.

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Hardly the thread to be debating the issue.

The poor child is dead, and your comments about what care he may, or may not, have recieved at school, resulting from his mother and grandfather's death, are insensitive to say the least.

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Without examination of history we learn nothing

My full sympathies go out to the remaining families, let us hope that the authorities offer them the support and help they need

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I thought i had problems,but this puts everything into perspective,,
,My heartfelt sympathy to his family...

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Poor Boy. R.I.P.
Our hearts go out to his family.

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Can I just point out that I wasn't criticising Bernadette, just pointing out that nobody expects an 8yr old to hang themselves.

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can't speak fer bernie obviously, but i never took it as criticism, in fact i agree ya cannot comprehend a child of that age doing that.

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R,I,P, joshua,