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Mother of abandoned baby found

10:00pm Thursday 28th August 2008

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By Echo Reporter »

POLICE have traced the mother of a newborn baby that was found abandoned in Hampshire.

Officers were called just before 6pm today where a man found a baby boy outside an empty holiday home in Hayling Island, near Portsmouth.

Police launched an urgent appeal conducted an air and land search to find the mother, and later received a phone call from a girl saying she had given birth to the baby.

A Hampshire Police spokesman said the teenager received medical attention at a police station and is in good health.

The child was taken to St.Mary's Hospital in Portsmouth where his condition is described as healthy and stable.


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Rock and roll, says...
7:27am Fri 29 Aug 08

Where else would you find an abondoned baby but portsmouth.

"the teenager received medical attention at a police station and is in good health".

Well she shouldn't be.

Typical chav underage pregnancy, from a typical underage sex filthy town.

Should never be allowed to see the child again.

Give the baby to real caring people, it will save a fortune on welfare payments, social service appointments to make sure it's not abused and will give the child a second chance it will never have with filth like this.

c, says...
7:52am Fri 29 Aug 08

What another idiotic post from R&R, so Portsmouth is the only place where babys are abandoned? why should she not be in good health? why should she not be allowed to see the child? you know nothing of the circumstances of this young girl and your comments are harsh.

young mum, southampton says...
8:25am Fri 29 Aug 08

wow rock and roll what world do you live in?? as a young mum i would say that the girl was young, confused and frightened and didnt know were to turn to!! were not chavs being young and pregnant. hope this girl now gets all the support she can and makes the right choices for her and the baby. its only igorant people who pass judgement before hearing facts

Rock and roll, says...
8:39am Fri 29 Aug 08

c wrote:
What another idiotic post from R&R, so Portsmouth is the only place where babys are abandoned? why should she not be in good health? why should she not be allowed to see the child? you know nothing of the circumstances of this young girl and your comments are harsh.
I know that she's old enough to have a child, so should hold the responsibility that comes with it.

You lot make me sick. If this child had died - and it was only luck it didn't - you would be the same bunch of do-gooders that justify her reasons.

As for circumstances, the world is littered with un-wanted pregnancies, and to see some selfish teenager more interested in her own welfare, than a innocent baby, just shows me what sort of person she is.

I don't think you and the rest of the do-gooder society are really interested in the circumstances, i think this has been a big reminder of your pasts.

Give the child to a loving family.

Who would want a mother of which you find out, when you come of age, she had DUMPED you.
Then you realise she left you to possibly die. Then you're told, social services got involved for the next 15 years to make sure you were not at harm again.

Pathetic. Give the baby to real love.

katrina, Thornhill says...
9:31am Fri 29 Aug 08

R&R does have a point. Is it right that these single parents who are young and can't support the baby should be allowed to keep it at the expense of the tax payer? Especially when there are many couples out there who can't have children, probably because they have waited until they are in a stable financial position and for a stable relationship?
I'm not saying he's right, just that he has a point

c, says...
9:48am Fri 29 Aug 08

No one said she didn't want the responsibility of it, she could have gone into labour early and paniced, she could have been in shock, as you have never given birth you know nothing of how it could affect a young girl.

Rock and roll, says...
10:11am Fri 29 Aug 08

c wrote:
No one said she didn't want the responsibility of it, she could have gone into labour early and paniced, she could have been in shock, as you have never given birth you know nothing of how it could affect a young girl.
I know she left a baby to die.

Panic, fear, worry or immaturity, NO EXCUSE. she should have thought about that the day she concieved.

Don't even bother with the "She may have been raped" and "You don't know"

She should have at least taken the child to a hospital and made sure the baby was safe.

There is always a place in society for people like you "C" to vent your belief, that females have this god given right to have a child and do what they will with it. You are not real women, you are everything that a REAL woman and man despises.

Remember this though, for every one of you, there's a thousand teenage girls and women, that will never take your pathetic excuses (regardless of how close to home this is to you!)as they know how precious life is.


katrina, Thornhill says...
10:30am Fri 29 Aug 08

I think it's a bit presumptious to assume that she left it to die? We don't know the circumstances - it may be that she was hiding round the corner watching to make sure someone would pick it up and keep it safe?

K, S'ton says...
10:37am Fri 29 Aug 08

What a horrible little girl, apparently she's only 15. Disgusting.

Rock and roll, says...
10:42am Fri 29 Aug 08

katrina wrote:
I think it's a bit presumptious to assume that she left it to die? We don't know the circumstances - it may be that she was hiding round the corner watching to make sure someone would pick it up and keep it safe?
It seems the non-realwomen i speak of, will fall over themselves to find excuses.

It's strange, while i was posting to the non-women "C", i actually thought that "C" would come back with that old line. I honestly ommited that scenario, to watch "C" hang herself, and prove my point that non-women will always find an excuse for the neglect of their children, because they think it's their god given right to do with as they wish.

Ah well, you beat her to it, but the ending still remains;

She got pregnant.
she dumped her child.
The child could have died.
She thought of herself before the child, and people will fall over themselves to support the wretch that caused this.


PS; there are 2 more situations that i know of, that you and all the other non-women have yet to use as an excuse.

Good luck, and hope to hear them soon.

c, says...
10:53am Fri 29 Aug 08

Where exactly have i said that woman have this god given right to have a child and do what they want with it? you do have a habit of going off a story and making personal attacks especially on females, believe me i am a real woman, but you are in no way a real man.

c, says...
11:08am Fri 29 Aug 08

So now you pick on Katrina because she doesn't agree with your opinion, your comments about fiona phillips are also out of order, i think you have a problem with females in general, maybe because you cant get one.

Rock and roll, says...
11:21am Fri 29 Aug 08

c wrote:
Where exactly have i said that woman have this god given right to have a child and do what they want with it? you do have a habit of going off a story and making personal attacks especially on females, believe me i am a real woman, but you are in no way a real man.
Women and the female species in general, are in my opinion, the greatest of all creation.

Nothing remotely comes close to the connection of a mother and child.

You speak from the heart of a women that has no concept of this connection. Only the one that says;

"I love my daughter so much, i'll support her even though she was responsible for the death of my grandchild"

That is not love, that is delusion! GET IT?

If you could not concieve, your beliefs would be at complete opposite poles, than that, of you having a daughter that dumped her child.

No teenage pregnant girl, has the right to dump a baby.

We are not talking Rio or any other society that children live in sewers and are addicted users from day one. She lives in a society that people the world over, would give their right arm to be offered the luxuries of our childcare and support.


You carry on fooling yourself, but i think something has touched home for you here.

I hope the baby goes on to live in a caring loving environment, with adoptive parents that can bring him all the love he deserves.

I also hope the teenage girl goes on to realise what she's done, and possibly devote her life to helping other ignorant teenagers.

c, says...
11:33am Fri 29 Aug 08

c wrote:
Where exactly have i said that woman have this god given right to have a child and do what they want with it? you do have a habit of going off a story and making personal attacks especially on females, believe me i am a real woman, but you are in no way a real man.
I ask you again

PATSY, TOTTON says...
12:10pm Fri 29 Aug 08

SEEMS SUCH A SHAME TO GO THROUGH 9 MONTHS OF HELL FOR NOTHING, BUT PROVES THAT THE YOUTH OF TODAY REALLY HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO LIVE IN A REAL WORLD. BEING BLINKERED IS NO EXCUSE, PROBABLY THOUGHT "IT WOULD JUST ALL GO AWAY".

chrissy, says...
1:05pm Fri 29 Aug 08

Young and frightened she may have been,but surely that's no excuse to leave the baby boy where she did,luckily he was found alive!!!She shouldn't be allowed to get away with this or to have the baby with her,he should be given to a family that will LOVE,PROTECT and CHERISH this innocent child

Skills, Bishopstoke says...
1:09pm Fri 29 Aug 08

I'm with you R&R. I hope the authorities do the necessary and give the baby to a safe, warm and loving environment. As a Mother this story turns my stomach.

Tut tut, says...
1:17pm Fri 29 Aug 08

chrissy wrote:
Young and frightened she may have been,but surely that's no excuse to leave the baby boy where she did,luckily he was found alive!!!She shouldn't be allowed to get away with this or to have the baby with her,he should be given to a family that will LOVE,PROTECT and CHERISH this innocent child
Although you and Rock N Roll are essentially saying the same thing, I think I will agree with your post. Slightly less militant than R&R's.

Things like this do make me mad as I have a close friend paying thousands for treatment to try and get pregnant and it is isn't happening.

Then you get some bint (living a few miles from my friend) who has a baby and can't even be bothered to get to hospital so that it can be delivered safely and be looked after.

I can understand pressures of family, fear, money etc but in this day and age she could have easily said to the hospital she didn't want the baby and they would have sorted the rest.

Selfish.

Rock and roll, says...
1:18pm Fri 29 Aug 08

c wrote:
c wrote: Where exactly have i said that woman have this god given right to have a child and do what they want with it? you do have a habit of going off a story and making personal attacks especially on females, believe me i am a real woman, but you are in no way a real man.
I ask you again
I thought even you wouldn't need to be explained this.

You say;

"she could have gone into labour early and paniced, she could have been in shock, as you have never given birth you know nothing of how it could affect a young girl".

and

"why should she not be allowed to see the child?


These statements in themselves tell me you think she has a god given right to do what she wanted.

I noticed there was no reponse to all my posts, only a sad little attemt at semantics, GO AWAY NON-WOMEN!

well wisher, soton says...
3:14pm Fri 29 Aug 08

So lets get this straight a young teenager gives birth ALONE!!!! (something most of us adults dont do)she then freaks and leaves him (shes not the first and sadly wont be the last)
i just wonder where all her support was in all this where we're her parents ....also she made a mistake as any parent knows kids do.how do you know she didnt phone and alert someone where the baby was you never get all the facts on here.i hope things work out for both mum and baby .

Lowe and behold, St Marys hotseat says...
3:16pm Fri 29 Aug 08

Rock and roll wrote:
c wrote:
c wrote: Where exactly have i said that woman have this god given right to have a child and do what they want with it? you do have a habit of going off a story and making personal attacks especially on females, believe me i am a real woman, but you are in no way a real man.
I ask you again
I thought even you wouldn't need to be explained this. You say; "she could have gone into labour early and paniced, she could have been in shock, as you have never given birth you know nothing of how it could affect a young girl". and "why should she not be allowed to see the child? These statements in themselves tell me you think she has a god given right to do what she wanted. I noticed there was no reponse to all my posts, only a sad little attemt at semantics, GO AWAY NON-WOMEN!
I agree with your posts young, naive, mother should have the baby taken away.
For the safety of the baby let the baby be brought up in a safe loveing enviroment and not by a unstable young child trying to bring up another child

Donna, says...
4:01pm Fri 29 Aug 08

Lowe and behold wrote:
Rock and roll wrote:
c wrote:
c wrote: Where exactly have i said that woman have this god given right to have a child and do what they want with it? you do have a habit of going off a story and making personal attacks especially on females, believe me i am a real woman, but you are in no way a real man.
I ask you again
I thought even you wouldn't need to be explained this. You say; "she could have gone into labour early and paniced, she could have been in shock, as you have never given birth you know nothing of how it could affect a young girl". and "why should she not be allowed to see the child? These statements in themselves tell me you think she has a god given right to do what she wanted. I noticed there was no reponse to all my posts, only a sad little attemt at semantics, GO AWAY NON-WOMEN!
I agree with your posts young, naive, mother should have the baby taken away. For the safety of the baby let the baby be brought up in a safe loveing enviroment and not by a unstable young child trying to bring up another child
I believe this also. I'm a mother of three girls, and if one of them ever abandoned one of my grandchildren, i would disown them on the spot. There is no excuse in this day and age. I can't see that c has a maternal bone in her body to stand up for this selfish girl. I'm sorry, but our system, though not perfect, caters for every need of a teenagers needs whilst pregnant and after birth.
Where the hell was her mother/father or care worker. Someone must have known something about the teenager.
I am a REAL woman, mr rockand roll, so i understand your posts, so before anyone points the finger at me, just remember, the care of the baby will always take priority over the silly little teenager who plays grown ups.
I hope this clears up the difference between myself and c.

Katrina, Thornhill says...
4:08pm Fri 29 Aug 08

The problem with this country is, no matter what we think should happen what will happen is that a lot of money will go to helping this girl to keep her baby if she shows any inclination in that direction!

Regardless of how good our systems are with coping with these situations the reality of the situation is that she managed to get pregnant in a day and age when contraception is free and easily available! For that, the only excuse can surely be rape!

Christoff, says...
4:19pm Fri 29 Aug 08

Katrina wrote:
The problem with this country is, no matter what we think should happen what will happen is that a lot of money will go to helping this girl to keep her baby if she shows any inclination in that direction! Regardless of how good our systems are with coping with these situations the reality of the situation is that she managed to get pregnant in a day and age when contraception is free and easily available! For that, the only excuse can surely be rape!
Ay? No contraception is 100% so no, rape is certainly not the only excuse for getting pregnant. What a strange thought process.

You ever heard of a condom splitting? a pill being made ineffective by other medication? Someone forgetting to take a pill?

Crazy woman

c, says...
4:27pm Fri 29 Aug 08

Don't worry katrina, he's a woman hater you can tell in the way he answered you.

Lowe and behold, St Marys hotseat says...
4:28pm Fri 29 Aug 08

Donna wrote:
Lowe and behold wrote:
Rock and roll wrote:
c wrote:
c wrote: Where exactly have i said that woman have this god given right to have a child and do what they want with it? you do have a habit of going off a story and making personal attacks especially on females, believe me i am a real woman, but you are in no way a real man.
I ask you again
I thought even you wouldn't need to be explained this. You say; "she could have gone into labour early and paniced, she could have been in shock, as you have never given birth you know nothing of how it could affect a young girl". and "why should she not be allowed to see the child? These statements in themselves tell me you think she has a god given right to do what she wanted. I noticed there was no reponse to all my posts, only a sad little attemt at semantics, GO AWAY NON-WOMEN!
I agree with your posts young, naive, mother should have the baby taken away. For the safety of the baby let the baby be brought up in a safe loveing enviroment and not by a unstable young child trying to bring up another child
I believe this also. I'm a mother of three girls, and if one of them ever abandoned one of my grandchildren, i would disown them on the spot. There is no excuse in this day and age. I can't see that c has a maternal bone in her body to stand up for this selfish girl. I'm sorry, but our system, though not perfect, caters for every need of a teenagers needs whilst pregnant and after birth. Where the hell was her mother/father or care worker. Someone must have known something about the teenager. I am a REAL woman, mr rockand roll, so i understand your posts, so before anyone points the finger at me, just remember, the care of the baby will always take priority over the silly little teenager who plays grown ups. I hope this clears up the difference between myself and c.
Well said Donna im sure you are doing a grand job in bringing your girls up.
surely this brat knew what could happen if some form of protection was not used. were was her family? and what about the father? no doubt he's done a runner little pikey scum

Christoff, says...
4:44pm Fri 29 Aug 08

c wrote:
Don't worry katrina, he's a woman hater you can tell in the way he answered you.
Not at all, just a stupid b!tch hater.

Her argument is ludicrous. You two can get back to your rug munching now.

100% british muscle, chilworth says...
7:20pm Fri 29 Aug 08

She should have to give the baby to a family that will take real care it the little lad.. she does need help and not punishment, but help to get her back on track. go to college and make something of herself but after such a big ordeal she will need a gentle push in the right direction.

Treble9, Soton says...
7:25pm Fri 29 Aug 08

You people and your comments are disgusting. This website should not give the opportunity for people to comment on stories. This isn't debate, it's just stupid people spouting rubbish. Ignorance, arrogance, hostility, aggression and downright disgusting behaviour is rife here. No wonder the youth of today are growing up like they are. You should all take a long hard look at yourselves and your behaviour. Pathetic, the lot of you.

Teenager, says...
7:40pm Fri 29 Aug 08

Treble9 wrote:
You people and your comments are disgusting. This website should not give the opportunity for people to comment on stories. This isn't debate, it's just stupid people spouting rubbish. Ignorance, arrogance, hostility, aggression and downright disgusting behaviour is rife here. No wonder the youth of today are growing up like they are. You should all take a long hard look at yourselves and your behaviour. Pathetic, the lot of you.
F-ck off you w@nker. Theres f-ck all wrong wif the youth of today apart from living with c-nts like you. Go do your social worker sh1t somewhere some c-nt gives a f-ck and get to f-ck off here. You pr1ck.

claire, says...
10:42pm Fri 29 Aug 08

This girl you are all so eager to comment about is a young girl, who was frightened, scared, and confused.
I know this girl very well. She comes from a loving, caring family, who DO NOT 'Sponge' off the social, or in fact live in the Portsmouth area.
I cant believe people actually comment about a situation that you only know so little about. Trust me, if it was somebody you knew and loved you wouldn't be assuming all these nasty things about a young girl you do not even know.
But sadly you wouldn't ever know, untill you were in the same situation.
I would appreciate it very much if people no longer comment on this, to respect the girl and her family.

Lowe and behold, St Marys hotseat says...
2:02am Sat 30 Aug 08

claire wrote:
This girl you are all so eager to comment about is a young girl, who was frightened, scared, and confused. I know this girl very well. She comes from a loving, caring family, who DO NOT 'Sponge' off the social, or in fact live in the Portsmouth area. I cant believe people actually comment about a situation that you only know so little about. Trust me, if it was somebody you knew and loved you wouldn't be assuming all these nasty things about a young girl you do not even know. But sadly you wouldn't ever know, untill you were in the same situation. I would appreciate it very much if people no longer comment on this, to respect the girl and her family.
RESPECT THE GIRL... are you fu**in serious.
She lost all respect when she abandoned her baby.
So dont come on here expecting sympathy.
You say you know her maybe you can do the shoulder to cry on job...
When the little tart had her 5mins of fun i bet you she wasnt thinking about being depressed.

Meg, Ks says...
2:45am Sat 30 Aug 08

As a young mother I understand both sides of this argument. I married at 18, then had children at 19, 20 & 21. I don't think that this girl should have abandoned this little boy, but I understand being young and all of the responsibility of this new little life hitting at once and it IS scary, but she should have at least taken the baby to a hospital or to a police station. I didn't like the comment about the young mother shouldn't be receiving treatment. Although she messed up, and very badly, she still deserves to be checked out. She could have had problems with the birth that none of us know about, that could have made her extremely sick. Hopefully this young girl learns from this mistake and either uses birth control or stops having sex if she doesn't want the responsibility of having a baby. I also hope that this child, who obviously needs someone who can care for it, is taken in by a nice family who will love him.

Rock and roll, says...
7:28am Sat 30 Aug 08

claire wrote:
This girl you are all so eager to comment about is a young girl, who was frightened, scared, and confused. I know this girl very well. She comes from a loving, caring family, who DO NOT 'Sponge' off the social, or in fact live in the Portsmouth area. I cant believe people actually comment about a situation that you only know so little about. Trust me, if it was somebody you knew and loved you wouldn't be assuming all these nasty things about a young girl you do not even know. But sadly you wouldn't ever know, untill you were in the same situation. I would appreciate it very much if people no longer comment on this, to respect the girl and her family.
Who the hell are you to tell us not to comment?

These posts are the truth about a stupid teenager, who decided to play grown ups and ended up dumping her baby.

Frightened my foot. She was just your typical little sl@pper, that got out of her depth. She thought about her gutless worthless and selfish life, before that of a defenceless little baby that could have DIED.


I suspect you are the parent, so i'll say it again THIS BABY COULD HAVE DIED.

So when you read this post and you are all sat round your sick table of justification, please remember to tell this filthy little sl@pper she is not worthy of such a privelege.


As on my previous post, please remember what i said.

"There is always a place in society for people like you to vent your belief, that females have this god given right to have a child and do what they will with it".

So much for the "She comes from a loving, caring family". Where the hell were they!


Give the baby to real loving adoptive parents.

There are thousands of mothers that could give all the warmth and love this baby would ever need, so cruely discarded by a nasty girl, with parents that should also be held responsible.

George, says...
2:43pm Sat 30 Aug 08

Christoff wrote:
Katrina wrote:
The problem with this country is, no matter what we think should happen what will happen is that a lot of money will go to helping this girl to keep her baby if she shows any inclination in that direction! Regardless of how good our systems are with coping with these situations the reality of the situation is that she managed to get pregnant in a day and age when contraception is free and easily available! For that, the only excuse can surely be rape!
Ay? No contraception is 100% so no, rape is certainly not the only excuse for getting pregnant. What a strange thought process.

You ever heard of a condom splitting? a pill being made ineffective by other medication? Someone forgetting to take a pill?

Crazy woman
Or even the pill simply not working? It does happen. Condoms don't even have to split to stop working.

I prescribe a bit of research into birth control, Katrina, you might well be more at risk of unwanted pregnancy than you realise

Treble9, Soton says...
11:17pm Sat 30 Aug 08

Teenager wrote:
Treble9 wrote: You people and your comments are disgusting. This website should not give the opportunity for people to comment on stories. This isn\'t debate, it\'s just stupid people spouting rubbish. Ignorance, arrogance, hostility, aggression and downright disgusting behaviour is rife here. No wonder the youth of today are growing up like they are. You should all take a long hard look at yourselves and your behaviour. Pathetic, the lot of you.
F-ck off you w@nker. Theres f-ck all wrong wif the youth of today apart from living with c-nts like you. Go do your social worker sh1t somewhere some c-nt gives a f-ck and get to f-ck off here. You pr1ck.
Joke or not, I think you've just proved my point. Idiot. Some day you or someone in your family is going to need an ambulance....think about that. Prat.

mandy, southampton says...
6:37pm Sun 31 Aug 08

its stories like this that get on my nervous there are people like me that cant have kids and would love to have a child,and there's people like this that can have them but dont want them

claire, says...
8:40pm Sun 31 Aug 08

The only reason I checked this site out in the first place was that Id heard it had been on the news, and I do not live in that area.
The girl is my couson.
So you would do the same by 'checking the net'.
I can understand people thinking the worse, and obviously everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but
Ask yourselves this...
Are you all commenting on a story that is
'a fact'?
The answer is No, you are not, because what you are reading has been written by someone who had been told what to write and so on, and so on.
People are so naive and just believe everything they hear.
You wont realise what the medias all about untill there writting about something that you yourself, know what the FACTS are.
So for all those sad people that have nothing better to do in their lives....go on make another comment....it must make you feel sooooo good about yourselves, arguing about something that didn't happen the way you all think. Its pathetic and really sad.
You all need to start using that tiny, little pea in your head that some may call a brain.

bored of these people, says...
10:15pm Sun 31 Aug 08

claire wrote:
The only reason I checked this site out in the first place was that Id heard it had been on the news, and I do not live in that area.
The girl is my couson.
So you would do the same by 'checking the net'.
I can understand people thinking the worse, and obviously everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but
Ask yourselves this...
Are you all commenting on a story that is
'a fact'?
The answer is No, you are not, because what you are reading has been written by someone who had been told what to write and so on, and so on.
People are so naive and just believe everything they hear.
You wont realise what the medias all about untill there writting about something that you yourself, know what the FACTS are.
So for all those sad people that have nothing better to do in their lives....go on make another comment....it must make you feel sooooo good about yourselves, arguing about something that didn't happen the way you all think. Its pathetic and really sad.
You all need to start using that tiny, little pea in your head that some may call a brain.
Similarly, you think that because you're dimly related to the person in the story, you're somehow qualified to make all manner of judgements about a load of people you don't know. People are "sad" because they feel strongly about something, and comment on it in a way you don't like? People commenting here have nothing better to do? It takes a minute or so to comment, if that. It's to make themselves feel good? Really? How d'you know that? Maybe they're just angry at the story. Quite understandable, really. Everyone who doesn't act exactly as you think they ought to has a tiny pea for a brain, eh? Interesting. You like to talk a lot about "facts" but have no way to ascertain any of these judgements you're passing off as "facts". Hypocricy?

The story might not be the complete story, but unless the Echo is flat-out lying, then your cousin did indeed abandon her new-born child. Back story aside, that is not normal, and it is upsetting and offensive to other people. They have every right to comment on it, don't bother coming here preaching to them simply because you're related to the girl in question

claire, says...
4:49pm Mon 1 Sep 08

bored of these people wrote:
claire wrote: The only reason I checked this site out in the first place was that Id heard it had been on the news, and I do not live in that area. The girl is my couson. So you would do the same by \\\'checking the net\\\'. I can understand people thinking the worse, and obviously everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but Ask yourselves this... Are you all commenting on a story that is \\\'a fact\\\'? The answer is No, you are not, because what you are reading has been written by someone who had been told what to write and so on, and so on. People are so naive and just believe everything they hear. You wont realise what the medias all about untill there writting about something that you yourself, know what the FACTS are. So for all those sad people that have nothing better to do in their lives....go on make another comment....it must make you feel sooooo good about yourselves, arguing about something that didn\\\'t happen the way you all think. Its pathetic and really sad. You all need to start using that tiny, little pea in your head that some may call a brain.
Similarly, you think that because you\\\'re dimly related to the person in the story, you\\\'re somehow qualified to make all manner of judgements about a load of people you don\\\'t know. People are \\\"sad\\\" because they feel strongly about something, and comment on it in a way you don\\\'t like? People commenting here have nothing better to do? It takes a minute or so to comment, if that. It\\\'s to make themselves feel good? Really? How d\\\'you know that? Maybe they\\\'re just angry at the story. Quite understandable, really. Everyone who doesn\\\'t act exactly as you think they ought to has a tiny pea for a brain, eh? Interesting. You like to talk a lot about \\\"facts\\\" but have no way to ascertain any of these judgements you\\\'re passing off as \\\"facts\\\". Hypocricy? The story might not be the complete story, but unless the Echo is flat-out lying, then your cousin did indeed abandon her new-born child. Back story aside, that is not normal, and it is upsetting and offensive to other people. They have every right to comment on it, don\\\'t bother coming here preaching to them simply because you\\\'re related to the girl in question
Hypocricy???
It is not my place to tell strangers the truth of what happened, as it did not happen to me.
All I can do is try my best to take the blame off somebody who really is not to blame.
I know what happened. You do not.
I did not plan coming on here preaching to people who are so offeneded by this story, but if you knew what I knew, and it was somebody you loved and you knew the truth, you would find it really hard not to do the same.
I can assure you that it takes longer than a minute or two to write a comment as long as yours.
Your obviously not capable of having an open mind in such a situation, which makes me so angry. Trust me I feel a hell of alot more stongly on this story than you ever will.
All I ask is for you to understand that there is so much more behind to what you are reading and if you opened your mind maybe that could be enough for you.
Expressing your feelings on a page thats probably been visited by 5 people, will not change anything.
I realise you will think im arguing with you. I am not. I am doing what you would do in my situation.

Josephine, says...
6:34pm Mon 1 Sep 08

I totally agree with this girl's cousin, it is no-one else's business to judge such a delicate situation. We don't know what went on, i dont understand how can people be so malicious.

me, says...
11:51am Tue 2 Sep 08

claire wrote:
The only reason I checked this site out in the first place was that Id heard it had been on the news, and I do not live in that area.
The girl is my couson.
So you would do the same by 'checking the net'.
I can understand people thinking the worse, and obviously everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but
Ask yourselves this...
Are you all commenting on a story that is
'a fact'?
The answer is No, you are not, because what you are reading has been written by someone who had been told what to write and so on, and so on.
People are so naive and just believe everything they hear.
You wont realise what the medias all about untill there writting about something that you yourself, know what the FACTS are.
So for all those sad people that have nothing better to do in their lives....go on make another comment....it must make you feel sooooo good about yourselves, arguing about something that didn't happen the way you all think. Its pathetic and really sad.
You all need to start using that tiny, little pea in your head that some may call a brain.
Clair, Rock and Roll and gang do this all the time, to every story like this,they sit there behind their computers waiting for stories like this to come up so they can bombard people with their opinions, as they call them, don't let them get to you, they really are not worth it.

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