Young mum of murdered toddlers tells friends not to worry about her (From Daily Echo)
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Young mum of murdered toddlers tells friends not to worry about her
3:40pm Tuesday 23rd September 2008 in News
Ellie, left and Isobelle
A YOUNG mum whose daughters were murdered by their father who then killed himself has told a worried pal: "Don't worry about me, I'm not going to do anything stupid."
Kerrie Hughes' partner David Cass, 33, killed 13 month old Isobelle and three year old Ellie before hanging himself from a girder in the garage where he worked.
In a chilling phone call made before he took his own life the MoT tester told Miss Hughes, "the children have gone to sleep forever."
The two tiny bodies were found in a caravan parked near the garage where he had been living since his relationship with Miss Hughes ended three weeks ago.
Speaking today, Miss Hughes' best friend, Emma Timberlake, said the young mother had been left 'devastated' by the tragedy.
The 20 year old student said she had been worried that Miss Hughes might harm herself after losing her two daughters.
But Miss Hughes assured her: "Don't worry about me, I'm not going to do anything stupid."
Miss Timberlake added: "I was trying to speak to Kerrie all day yesterday and she finally replied to my texts last night.
"When I spoke to her she was still absolutely devastated but assured me she wasn't going to do anything stupid.
"She is having real trouble coming to terms with what has happened. It's terrible.
"Kerry was an absolutely brilliant mother. What he has done to the kids is disgusting and selfish. They did nothing to deserve that."
Earlier today, police confirmed that the two toddlers died as a result of being smothered.
Officers have now also formally identified the three bodies as David Cass, aged 33 from Paynes Road, Shirley and his daughters Isobelle Cass aged one and Ellie Cass aged three, both from Elderberry Close, Fair Oak, Eastleigh.
Post mortems carried out at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester yesterday revealed that both Ellie and Isobelle had died as a result of asphyxiation induced by smothering.
David Cass died as a result of strangulation caused by hanging.
Police were called to the rear of Paynes Road Car Sales in Paynes Road just before 7pm on Sunday where the bodies were discovered.
Comments(17)
Rudd Gillett
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5:25pm Tue 23 Sep 08
Bill-B
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5:35pm Tue 23 Sep 08
H.R.H. KING MUSH wrote:Yep, that just about sums it up. Most people were or are upset by this tragedy
Rudd Gillett wrote:rich the stich...what is the point of that comment?I think you'll find that he and most of us are very angry and upset even if we have no direct link to the family involved.It sometimes helps to get these things off your chest albeit in a fairly anonymous way. Can you blame him?
Rudd Gillett
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5:56pm Tue 23 Sep 08
Bill-B wrote:Understand we are and he/she is upset but a comment like that serves no purpose, he has family and just spare a thought if they read something like that???
H.R.H. KING MUSH wrote:Rudd Gillett wrote:rich the stich...what is the point of that comment?I think you'll find that he and most of us are very angry and upset even if we have no direct link to the family involved.It sometimes helps to get these things off your chest albeit in a fairly anonymous way. Can you blame him?Yep, that just about sums it up. Most people were or are upset by this tragedy
SJP7
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6:12pm Tue 23 Sep 08
Miles Sway
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6:41pm Tue 23 Sep 08
v_dubman2005
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8:06pm Tue 23 Sep 08
Miles Sway
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8:09pm Tue 23 Sep 08
v_dubman2005 wrote:Wrong - kill myself - maybe, my children - never!
I cant belive that people have not thought of the heart ache it must take to drive a person to do what cass did. There but for grace of (your) god you could go.
v_dubman2005
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8:12pm Tue 23 Sep 08
Miles Sway
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8:40pm Tue 23 Sep 08
v_dubman2005 wrote:Nope, thought about it again, same answer. Sorry to disappoint
Hi miles away......think a little longer
v_dubman2005
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8:52pm Tue 23 Sep 08
v_dubman2005
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9:02pm Tue 23 Sep 08
hevbro
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9:05pm Tue 23 Sep 08
v_dubman2005
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9:12pm Tue 23 Sep 08
Southampton
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9:44pm Tue 23 Sep 08
debbielou7
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2:24am Wed 24 Sep 08
they have to come to terms with so much give it a break.
v_dubman2005
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6:01pm Fri 26 Sep 08
see_sense
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10:16pm Tue 7 Oct 08
hevbro wrote:No way could they possibly be "together forever", he's an evil, selfish murderer and will hopefully burn in hell, the girls are as far away from his as poss with the angels. May his dirty rotten hands never touch their innocent cheeks again!
cass loved his girls too much to leave without them,unless you know him dont judge him!im sure he would have said the same not too long ago he would never dream of hurting his girls,they were his life.r.i.p cass and your little angels you are together forever now god bless you allxxx and daves mum and family dave was a man to be proud of everyone who knew him will tell you that dont listen to nasty comments from people who didnt know him xxxheather
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