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[supporttheunderdog]

:lol:

but the f*cking banks are still shut!!

[yialousa1971]

Bedroom Tax victim commits suicide: Grandmother Stephanie Bottrill blames government in tragic note

Grandmother who had to pay extra £20 a week throws herself in front of motorway lorry

"Ten days ago Stephanie Bottrill sat in the redbrick terrace house which had been home for 18 years to write notes to her loved ones, the Sunday People reports .

She ripped the pages from a spiral-bound notebook and placed them neatly in little brown envelopes.

There was one for her son. Another for her daughter. Her mother. Friends. And a very special one for the year-old grandson she doted on.

Then in the early hours of last Saturday Stephanie, 53, left her home for the last time, leaving her cat Joey behind as the front-door clicked shut.

She crossed her road in Meriden Drive, Solihull, to drop one of her letters and her house keys through a neighbour’s letterbox. Then she walked 15 minutes through the sleeping estate to Junction 4 of the M6.

And at 6.15am she walked straight into the path of a northbound lorry and was killed instantly. Stephanie Bottrill had become the first known suicide victim of the hated Bedroom Tax.

In the letter to her son, Steven, 27, she had written: “Don’t blame yourself for me ending my life. The only people to blame are the Government.”

Stephanie was tormented over having to find £20 a week to pay for the two under-occupied bedrooms she had been assessed for.

Days before her death she told neighbours: “I can’t afford to live any more.”

Solihull council Labour group leader David Jamieson, who knows the family well, said: “I’m absolutely appalled this poor lady has taken her own life because she was worried how she would pay the Bedroom Tax."

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/su ... ie-1883600

[cyprusgrump]

Bedroom Tax victim commits suicide: Grandmother Stephanie Bottrill blames government in tragic note

Grandmother who had to pay extra £20 a week throws herself in front of motorway lorry

"Ten days ago Stephanie Bottrill sat in the redbrick terrace house which had been home for 18 years to write notes to her loved ones, the Sunday People reports .

She ripped the pages from a spiral-bound notebook and placed them neatly in little brown envelopes.

There was one for her son. Another for her daughter. Her mother. Friends. And a very special one for the year-old grandson she doted on.

Then in the early hours of last Saturday Stephanie, 53, left her home for the last time, leaving her cat Joey behind as the front-door clicked shut.

She crossed her road in Meriden Drive, Solihull, to drop one of her letters and her house keys through a neighbour’s letterbox. Then she walked 15 minutes through the sleeping estate to Junction 4 of the M6.

And at 6.15am she walked straight into the path of a northbound lorry and was killed instantly. Stephanie Bottrill had become the first known suicide victim of the hated Bedroom Tax.

In the letter to her son, Steven, 27, she had written: “Don’t blame yourself for me ending my life. The only people to blame are the Government.”

Stephanie was tormented over having to find £20 a week to pay for the two under-occupied bedrooms she had been assessed for.

Days before her death she told neighbours: “I can’t afford to live any more.”

Solihull council Labour group leader David Jamieson, who knows the family well, said: “I’m absolutely appalled this poor lady has taken her own life because she was worried how she would pay the Bedroom Tax."

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/su ... ie-1883600

hahahahahahaha!

Perhaps we should blame the Daily Mirror (and Labour) for talking up the 'bedroom tax' which is not in fact a tax at all....

[kurupetos]

Then in the early hours of last Saturday Stephanie, 53, left her home for the last time, leaving her cat Joey behind as the front-door clicked shut.

Who's going to take care of Joey now?

[yialousa1971]

Then in the early hours of last Saturday Stephanie, 53, left her home for the last time, leaving her cat Joey behind as the front-door clicked shut.

Who's going to take care of Joey now?

I'm sure one of the Anglo's that post here will.

[supporttheunderdog]

It's a cat. It can probably fend for itself!

[Milo]

Well haven't we now got Russian oligarchs commiting suicide because of suddenly being made poor by recent events in Cyprus? This I hope is not a sign of things to come, thousands have lost their full live savings, I hope the govt in Cyprus is fully prepared for what could happen when the shock wears off and the anger subsides.

Depression at not being able to manage life in the UK when benefits are ample and long term is one thing, but losing thousands or millions of euros and a benefits system that is woefully inadequate in Cyprus to cope will start to claim victims. I'm surprised that a system to help those survive such losses hasn't been announced in Cyprus as yet.

[Mik]

Terrible. What a waste of life.....

[CBBB]

Well haven't we now got Russian oligarchs commiting suicide because of suddenly being made poor by recent events in Cyprus? This I hope is not a sign of things to come, thousands have lost their full live savings, I hope the govt in Cyprus is fully prepared for what could happen when the shock wears off and the anger subsides.

Must admit I haven't heard of any Russian oligarchs committing suicide, and I think it is more likely the previous Government is the one that needs to be prepared for when the shock wears off.