Ex-partner among mourners at killer father’s funeral (From Daily Echo)

Terrible thing to happen.
Does the ech really need to print a picture of a grieving mother/ wife!

rich the stitch wrote:
Terrible thing to happen. Does the ech really need to print a picture of a grieving mother/ wife!

I agree about the photo, unnecessary.
What an amazing example she sets, a very brave woman indeed.

rich the stitch wrote:
Terrible thing to happen.
Does the ech really need to print a picture of a grieving mother/ wife!

She's probably got more things to worry about. Besides, she has already given her story to a national newspaper, so I doubt she's that worried about the Echo covering it.

You poor, poor woman. My heart goes out to you, for what it's worth.

My upmost respect to kerrie for attending that mans funeral, she's set an example to us all. Thoughts are with you on friday aswell x

Mixed thoughts for me.
Obviously a very sad and tragic occasion for all, but I wonder if there is any guilt attached to this lady attending the funeral.

What a lot to deal with at the age of 20! Kerrie... my heart goes out to you.

Kerry, what a brave thing to have done. My thoughts go out to you and will be with you on friday.

very sad story for all involved in this tragedy.... im sure a lot of peoples thoughts will be with you on friday may your two little angels r.i.p.

hulla baloo wrote:
Mixed thoughts for me. Obviously a very sad and tragic occasion for all, but I wonder if there is any guilt attached to this lady attending the funeral.

Of course there will be guilt there you sicko, no matter what the circumstances in the run up to the event there would be guilt there.
I'm not known for my compassion, but even I can see this is a terrible situation.
Hindsight is a wonderful thing, the man was an extreme screw up, the girl couldn't have seen that coming, and your pathetic mind can only think of half blaming the poor girl.
You pathetic moron.
By the way, the Echo's security word of 'tall-hang' probably reflects their sick mindset on the issue, more angry at missing out on an exclusive as the girl talked to a national instead. Otherwise why even bring up payment issues in earlier coverage. Maybe Hulla Ballo is Ian Murray or the girl who copied and pasted the story from the mirror and claimed the story as her own.
All very sad.

wizzle wrote:
Kerry, what a brave thing to have done. My thoughts go out to you and will be with you on friday.

Not brave at all. Just publicity seeking and smacks of a guilty conscience. The relatives of David Cass deserved better than the circus that I watched.

horay a last someone can see though her. what she going to spend all her money on that she got for all her stories .how could she sell herself all the money in the world wont bring her babies back. my regards go to daivds family

two of us were friends of a member of davids family and were on the other side of the road,it was a circus event for the photographers we heard them arguing about who took the best pic of kerrie they were disgusting and they were so loud i am disgusted by the press i cant believe they were being like that.at a time like this why oh why could they have just been left alone,the cass family are so aware of the true facts,my heart goes out to them all.kerrie knows the truth guilt yes.

Just can't stop thinking of those 2 beautiful children, the real victims in this complete tragedy. Mudslinging, rumours and money won't ever bring them back.

Echo, prouse, debbielou7 - you are worse than vermin. Echo - for sticking your lens in that poor woman's face, the other two sub-humans for effectively trying to blame her for what happened.

The Real Denzil wrote:

hulla baloo wrote: Mixed thoughts for me. Obviously a very sad and tragic occasion for all, but I wonder if there is any guilt attached to this lady attending the funeral.

Of course there will be guilt there you sicko, no matter what the circumstances in the run up to the event there would be guilt there. I'm not known for my compassion, but even I can see this is a terrible situation. Hindsight is a wonderful thing, the man was an extreme screw up, the girl couldn't have seen that coming, and your pathetic mind can only think of half blaming the poor girl. You pathetic moron. By the way, the Echo's security word of 'tall-hang' probably reflects their sick mindset on the issue, more angry at missing out on an exclusive as the girl talked to a national instead. Otherwise why even bring up payment issues in earlier coverage. Maybe Hulla Ballo is Ian Murray or the girl who copied and pasted the story from the mirror and claimed the story as her own. All very sad.

I agree, it is a terrible situation.
The point I am trying to make is to what level she contributed towards the mans state of mind.
How many times do we hear of the women using the children as pawns, maybe threatening the ex with not seeing the children again.

Brave Girl, thoughts are with you hope your 2 little girls RIP

prouse wrote:
horay a last someone can see though her. what she going to spend all her money on that she got for all her stories .how could she sell herself all the money in the world wont bring her babies back. my regards go to daivds family

her little girls were worth more than she is selling stories for. there is always two sides to every story she is not blameless and unless you know the full story comments are not productive, the cass family acted with dignity shame kerrie has none.

I do not know the ins and outs of this
tragedy any more than any other person outside of the family looking in. All I want to say in this poor womans defence is that tabloids and their photograghers can be absolutely
ruthless in getting what they want.I dont doubt that Kerry was pressured at an extremely vunerable time,she has more than likely been promised the best funeral in the world for her two darling babies all paid for. Something that she could not have afforded to do otherwise. I for one, certainly dont blame her for that.

JB Soton wrote:
I do not know the ins and outs of this tragedy any more than any other person outside of the family looking in. All I want to say in this poor womans defence is that tabloids and their photograghers can be absolutely ruthless in getting what they want.I dont doubt that Kerry was pressured at an extremely vunerable time,she has more than likely been promised the best funeral in the world for her two darling babies all paid for. Something that she could not have afforded to do otherwise. I for one, certainly dont blame her for that.

I agree..... she may look back later and realise she made a huge mistake, but she is only doing what she feels is right at this time. Whos to say what any of us would do in a situation like this?

hulla baloo wrote:

The Real Denzil wrote:

hulla baloo wrote: Mixed thoughts for me. Obviously a very sad and tragic occasion for all, but I wonder if there is any guilt attached to this lady attending the funeral.

Of course there will be guilt there you sicko, no matter what the circumstances in the run up to the event there would be guilt there. I'm not known for my compassion, but even I can see this is a terrible situation. Hindsight is a wonderful thing, the man was an extreme screw up, the girl couldn't have seen that coming, and your pathetic mind can only think of half blaming the poor girl. You pathetic moron. By the way, the Echo's security word of 'tall-hang' probably reflects their sick mindset on the issue, more angry at missing out on an exclusive as the girl talked to a national instead. Otherwise why even bring up payment issues in earlier coverage. Maybe Hulla Ballo is Ian Murray or the girl who copied and pasted the story from the mirror and claimed the story as her own. All very sad.

I agree, it is a terrible situation. The point I am trying to make is to what level she contributed towards the mans state of mind. How many times do we hear of the women using the children as pawns, maybe threatening the ex with not seeing the children again.

I don't doubt that she would have wound up the father big time, all silly ex's do stuff like that but it is hardly an excuse for killing your babies.

No matter what she did, David Cass's friends and family are crazy if they think they can come on here and justify him killing his kids.

JB Soton wrote:
I do not know the ins and outs of this tragedy any more than any other person outside of the family looking in. All I want to say in this poor womans defence is that tabloids and their photograghers can be absolutely ruthless in getting what they want.I dont doubt that Kerry was pressured at an extremely vunerable time,she has more than likely been promised the best funeral in the world for her two darling babies all paid for. Something that she could not have afforded to do otherwise. I for one, certainly dont blame her for that.

funerals for under sixteens are free. so your comment about using the money for the funeral is not plausable. i know this for a fact as when my cousins baby died from cot death she didnt have to pay for the funeral

Wow, do those of you who have slagged this poor girl off now feel better? IMO I dont feel that a funeral is the right time to do this. I dont know her, dont know him, or any of the family or circumstances. Of course there is 2 sides to this story. Of course there is guilt. In the majority of relationship breakdowns there is guilt. We are talking about a man being laid to rest here and his ex partner attending the funeral. I think the only 2 people who truly knew what was going on were Kerrie and David. Now David is gone and Kerrie will have to live with this. Try and have some compassion at least.

itsmehere wrote:
Wow, do those of you who have slagged this poor girl off now feel better? IMO I dont feel that a funeral is the right time to do this. I dont know her, dont know him, or any of the family or circumstances. Of course there is 2 sides to this story. Of course there is guilt. In the majority of relationship breakdowns there is guilt. We are talking about a man being laid to rest here and his ex partner attending the funeral. I think the only 2 people who truly knew what was going on were Kerrie and David. Now David is gone and Kerrie will have to live with this. Try and have some compassion at least.

Well said, totally agree!

j j wrote:

JB Soton wrote: I do not know the ins and outs of this tragedy any more than any other person outside of the family looking in. All I want to say in this poor womans defence is that tabloids and their photograghers can be absolutely ruthless in getting what they want.I dont doubt that Kerry was pressured at an extremely vunerable time,she has more than likely been promised the best funeral in the world for her two darling babies all paid for. Something that she could not have afforded to do otherwise. I for one, certainly dont blame her for that.

funerals for under sixteens are free. so your comment about using the money for the funeral is not plausable. i know this for a fact as when my cousins baby died from cot death she didnt have to pay for the funeral

JJ,
I think you will find that the fact you speak of, is not.
Perhaps you should check the level of benefits your cousin was receiving.
Sad for their loss in those circumstances.

Sad and tragic day, caused by a weak little coward of a man. How at this time any negative focus or attention can be aimed at the mother of the two little innocents is beyond me.
This man didn't deserve a funeral with any grace. Landfill would have been a more appropriate send off.

Ted Rogers wrote:

j j wrote:

JB Soton wrote: I do not know the ins and outs of this tragedy any more than any other person outside of the family looking in. All I want to say in this poor womans defence is that tabloids and their photograghers can be absolutely ruthless in getting what they want.I dont doubt that Kerry was pressured at an extremely vunerable time,she has more than likely been promised the best funeral in the world for her two darling babies all paid for. Something that she could not have afforded to do otherwise. I for one, certainly dont blame her for that.

funerals for under sixteens are free. so your comment about using the money for the funeral is not plausable. i know this for a fact as when my cousins baby died from cot death she didnt have to pay for the funeral

JJ, I think you will find that the fact you speak of, is not. Perhaps you should check the level of benefits your cousin was receiving. Sad for their loss in those circumstances.

My cousin was on no benfits what soever. and neither were my parents when my brother died at 3yrs old

I stated yesterday that I thought her motive for attending the funeral may have been questionable,I've read nothing here today to convince me otherwise.

Dr Alimantado wrote:

hulla baloo wrote:

The Real Denzil wrote:

hulla baloo wrote: Mixed thoughts for me. Obviously a very sad and tragic occasion for all, but I wonder if there is any guilt attached to this lady attending the funeral.

Of course there will be guilt there you sicko, no matter what the circumstances in the run up to the event there would be guilt there. I'm not known for my compassion, but even I can see this is a terrible situation. Hindsight is a wonderful thing, the man was an extreme screw up, the girl couldn't have seen that coming, and your pathetic mind can only think of half blaming the poor girl. You pathetic moron. By the way, the Echo's security word of 'tall-hang' probably reflects their sick mindset on the issue, more angry at missing out on an exclusive as the girl talked to a national instead. Otherwise why even bring up payment issues in earlier coverage. Maybe Hulla Ballo is Ian Murray or the girl who copied and pasted the story from the mirror and claimed the story as her own. All very sad.

I agree, it is a terrible situation. The point I am trying to make is to what level she contributed towards the mans state of mind. How many times do we hear of the women using the children as pawns, maybe threatening the ex with not seeing the children again.

I don't doubt that she would have wound up the father big time, all silly ex's do stuff like that but it is hardly an excuse for killing your babies. No matter what she did, David Cass's friends and family are crazy if they think they can come on here and justify him killing his kids.

unbelievable,i certainly would not bring flowers and give a send of to someone who killed my kids!!!and you call dave casses family crazy!!!

I'm sure Mr Cass will have to answer for what he did wherever he's gone.

Quite Frankly wrote:
Echo, prouse, debbielou7 - you are worse than vermin. Echo - for sticking your lens in that poor woman's face, the other two sub-humans for effectively trying to blame her for what happened.

i think you forget who told the tabloids she was going to the funeral,herself!! so she knew they would be there.sad for dave casses family and friends to have such a "circus" going on when they kept it all very low key,he was their son,brother and friend to a lot of people as you can see by the amount of mourners who turned up to pay their respects.

hevbro wrote:

Quite Frankly wrote: Echo, prouse, debbielou7 - you are worse than vermin. Echo - for sticking your lens in that poor woman's face, the other two sub-humans for effectively trying to blame her for what happened.

i think you forget who told the tabloids she was going to the funeral,herself!! so she knew they would be there.sad for dave casses family and friends to have such a "circus" going on when they kept it all very low key,he was their son,brother and friend to a lot of people as you can see by the amount of mourners who turned up to pay their respects.

He may have been 'A Son, Brother Friend to many' but failed in his most important role, that of a Father. A miserable excuse for a Man.

hevbro wrote:

Quite Frankly wrote: Echo, prouse, debbielou7 - you are worse than vermin. Echo - for sticking your lens in that poor woman's face, the other two sub-humans for effectively trying to blame her for what happened.

i think you forget who told the tabloids she was going to the funeral,herself!! so she knew they would be there.sad for dave casses family and friends to have such a "circus" going on when they kept it all very low key,he was their son,brother and friend to a lot of people as you can see by the amount of mourners who turned up to pay their respects.

You forgot to mention he was the murderer of their grandchildren & nieces.

Rather than pointing the blame at this tragedy at the mum or dad, it would be wise to make sure this sort of thing doesnt happen again. The mother, who may or may not have guilt tripped the guy into killing himself and his children, the father who took his own life and that of his children so he would never be able to be without them....or the tint tots who are the real victims, didnt do anything to anyone, and lost theyre lives because two adults werent responisble enough to bring them into the world into the first place. You should all remember that it could happen to any of us, God forbid, and that this should be a tribute to those who should spend more time with your families and looking after your little ones. RIP kids. RIP to the dad too.

ladybeeline wrote:

prouse wrote: horay a last someone can see though her. what she going to spend all her money on that she got for all her stories .how could she sell herself all the money in the world wont bring her babies back. my regards go to daivds family

her little girls were worth more than she is selling stories for. there is always two sides to every story she is not blameless and unless you know the full story comments are not productive, the cass family acted with dignity shame kerrie has none.

I am an ashamed cousin of david cass.Shove your dignity,they didn't have any at david's fathers funeral service 14 yrs ago!My heart goes out to Kerrie & her girls(god bless)I hope satan gives him the worse job ever down below.

vodka wrote:

ladybeeline wrote:

prouse wrote: horay a last someone can see though her. what she going to spend all her money on that she got for all her stories .how could she sell herself all the money in the world wont bring her babies back. my regards go to daivds family

her little girls were worth more than she is selling stories for. there is always two sides to every story she is not blameless and unless you know the full story comments are not productive, the cass family acted with dignity shame kerrie has none.

I am an ashamed cousin of david cass.Shove your dignity,they didn't have any at david's fathers funeral service 14 yrs ago!My heart goes out to Kerrie & her girls(god bless)I hope satan gives him the worse job ever down below.

Vodka, you must be going through hell.... i feel for you i really do. I really could not imagine what it would be like to know a member of my family had done something like your cousin.

It amazes me how the echo security words are so inappropiate......
story: about man who hangs himself
security word: JUMP FLAT!!!!!!!!

NurseGladys wrote:
Just can't stop thinking of those 2 beautiful children, the real victims in this complete tragedy. Mudslinging, rumours and money won't ever bring them back.

At last someone who is thinking of the only 2 victims who matter.I did'nt attend my cousins funeral on wednesday cause he does'nt matter anymore.His mother LYN said he had no choice but to do what he done.Did she stop to think that those adorable little girls had a choice,but he took their choice from them.No one has the right to take someone elses life.As a parent myself you wish the best for your children you protect them,make sure no harm comes to them.He said he could'nt live without them,i understand that but you do'nt take them with you.What more can i say but.SELFISH EVIL MONSTER.

Quite Frankly wrote:
Echo, prouse, debbielou7 - you are worse than vermin. Echo - for sticking your lens in that poor woman's face, the other two sub-humans for effectively trying to blame her for what happened.

i think we are all sub humans after all we sit hear reading all this,what the hell is wrong with all of us.thats enough for me.you lot go ahead mud sling to your hearts content.

Really do feel for you Vodka, it must be an awful time for you and your family. Take care of yourself x

How dare you sick minded people judge this woman? She has lost her babies, and actually, the man that she loved. She has every right in the world to go to his funeral for her own peice of mind, so that she can say that she went there to try and have some closure because of what he did to her and her beautiful girls. Is it really any of your bisuness if she has talked to newspapers? It doesn't make a difference to her either way, her girls are still gone. And think about it this way - she is raising awareness that this sort of thing does happen. She could be saving children's lives by doing this? Kerrie Hughes is so brave, holding it together even hours before she buries her children. How can you be so calous a to suggest she's anything other than devastated right now? In affect there is one person to blame for what happened and it's not Kerrie Hughes, pleny of men have awful relationships with the mother of their children and are tormented and harassed by the mother of their children and theyw ould never dream of doingwhat has been done here, (not saying that Kerrie ever did that - just an example) This is all down to him, and as many have already said this is all about saying goodbye to those beautiful girls and making sure that Kerie is cared for and loved and copes after this awful thing has happened to her. To those who slate her Have a heart and some compassion because Kerrie hughes would be he first person to lend you a hand in your time of need if it was you going through this no matter who you are. You should be ashamed of yourselves. All my love to Kerrie and Princess and Angel xx

VODKA AT TROWBRIDGE, VERY APT. VODKA WAS NOT INVITED TO THE FUNERAL OF DAVID CASS THEIR COUSIN. DAVID WANTED NOTHING TO DO WITH THEM BECAUSE THEY WERE ALCOHOLICS AND THEIR UNCLE DAVIDS FATHER WAS DISGUSTED TO CALL THEM HIS FAMILY AS ARE MOST OF THE OTHER MEMBERS OF FAMILY.....

People say it is no one elses business .. then why sell the story for the whole world to know about it? If David Cass was a known nutter that was always threatning to kill himself (as the best friend stated in a national newspaper)then why let him have weekend custody, this poor guy was at an all time low. Whilst on the subject of the best friend and again refering to her article, this guy allegedly preyed on young girls why would her own mother allow a 15 year schoolgirl to have a relationship with a guy 13 years older and if he was so bad why introduce him to your best mate!! I do not agree with the action taken by David Cass the only thing I can say is that it takes an extremely desperate person to do what he did and I pray that both he and his little cherubs are now at peace.

great thinker wrote:
VODKA AT TROWBRIDGE, VERY APT. VODKA WAS NOT INVITED TO THE FUNERAL OF DAVID CASS THEIR COUSIN. DAVID WANTED NOTHING TO DO WITH THEM BECAUSE THEY WERE ALCOHOLICS AND THEIR UNCLE DAVIDS FATHER WAS DISGUSTED TO CALL THEM HIS FAMILY AS ARE MOST OF THE OTHER MEMBERS OF FAMILY.....

Oh dear did i hit a raw nerve???I must of because the quote you put is so untrue,could'nt you of thought of anything else,cause you are a great thinker.ha ha.have a good life there are more important things going on today.Like saying goodbye to those gorgous innocent girls.God bless them our thoughts go out to kerrie and her family xxxxx

great thinker wrote:
VODKA AT TROWBRIDGE, VERY APT. VODKA WAS NOT INVITED TO THE FUNERAL OF DAVID CASS THEIR COUSIN. DAVID WANTED NOTHING TO DO WITH THEM BECAUSE THEY WERE ALCOHOLICS AND THEIR UNCLE DAVIDS FATHER WAS DISGUSTED TO CALL THEM HIS FAMILY AS ARE MOST OF THE OTHER MEMBERS OF FAMILY.....

I'd take an alcoholic over a child murderer everytime!

Norahbatty wrote:
People say it is no one elses business .. then why sell the story for the whole world to know about it? If David Cass was a known nutter that was always threatning to kill himself (as the best friend stated in a national newspaper)then why let him have weekend custody, this poor guy was at an all time low. Whilst on the subject of the best friend and again refering to her article, this guy allegedly preyed on young girls why would her own mother allow a 15 year schoolgirl to have a relationship with a guy 13 years older and if he was so bad why introduce him to your best mate!! I do not agree with the action taken by David Cass the only thing I can say is that it takes an extremely desperate person to do what he did and I pray that both he and his little cherubs are now at peace.

The "best friend" is not the friend she claims to be, anything for publicity - trust me. This poor guy? If he had killed himself then yes, the pooor guy but he murdered his children! What part of this are you not getting? Seems Kerrie can't do wrong for doing right in some people's eyes. One minute she's out of order for possibly with-holding custody ( a rumour) and then she's a bad mother for not with-holding access? I've said it before and i'll say it agian - you should be ashamed of yourself. leave this poor girl in peace, she's suffered enough.

To everyone on this comments page. Could you not ALL just take 5 minutes out and stop slagging each other off. The assumptions and ill received comments are only showing how low and depraved most of you are!
I'm sure this column will benefit far more from your words of encouragement and wisdom to the mother of the little girls, rather than typing out the ridiculous mutterings of what are supposed to be mature adults.

Norahbatty wrote:
People say it is no one elses business .. then why sell the story for the whole world to know about it? If David Cass was a known nutter that was always threatning to kill himself (as the best friend stated in a national newspaper)then why let him have weekend custody, this poor guy was at an all time low. Whilst on the subject of the best friend and again refering to her article, this guy allegedly preyed on young girls why would her own mother allow a 15 year schoolgirl to have a relationship with a guy 13 years older and if he was so bad why introduce him to your best mate!! I do not agree with the action taken by David Cass the only thing I can say is that it takes an extremely desperate person to do what he did and I pray that both he and his little cherubs are now at peace.

its so nice to here someone on his side. i also think what he did was so very wrong. but i belive a know he had no choice. and i also hope that he has found his little girls and that they will live in peace forever! if you know the cass family please give them my heartfelt regards .

prouse wrote:

Norahbatty wrote: People say it is no one elses business .. then why sell the story for the whole world to know about it? If David Cass was a known nutter that was always threatning to kill himself (as the best friend stated in a national newspaper)then why let him have weekend custody, this poor guy was at an all time low. Whilst on the subject of the best friend and again refering to her article, this guy allegedly preyed on young girls why would her own mother allow a 15 year schoolgirl to have a relationship with a guy 13 years older and if he was so bad why introduce him to your best mate!! I do not agree with the action taken by David Cass the only thing I can say is that it takes an extremely desperate person to do what he did and I pray that both he and his little cherubs are now at peace.

its so nice to here someone on his side. i also think what he did was so very wrong. but i belive a know he had no choice. and i also hope that he has found his little girls and that they will live in peace forever! if you know the cass family please give them my heartfelt regards .

There is always a choice..in this case not to murder your 2 children. Killing yourself is one thing, but taking your children with you is an act of selfishness, spite and revenge. No mother deserves to have their children stolen from her, no matter what she may or may not have done.

vodka how very apt a name you have, the trowbridge side of the cass family was not invited to the funeral of David or his father 14 years ago, ask yourself why, apart from falling over themselves to grab what they could, they may be ashamed but not as much as david and his father as well as the rest of the family were ashamed ofthem and what they did.

ladybeeline wrote:
vodka how very apt a name you have, the trowbridge side of the cass family was not invited to the funeral of David or his father 14 years ago, ask yourself why, apart from falling over themselves to grab what they could, they may be ashamed but not as much as david and his father as well as the rest of the family were ashamed ofthem and what they did.

Why what did they do? Surely nothing as bad as murdering 2 innocent young children?? You keep popping up with your nasty comments ladybeeline..maybe its time you attempted a dignified silence!!

NurseGladys wrote:

prouse wrote:

Norahbatty wrote: People say it is no one elses business .. then why sell the story for the whole world to know about it? If David Cass was a known nutter that was always threatning to kill himself (as the best friend stated in a national newspaper)then why let him have weekend custody, this poor guy was at an all time low. Whilst on the subject of the best friend and again refering to her article, this guy allegedly preyed on young girls why would her own mother allow a 15 year schoolgirl to have a relationship with a guy 13 years older and if he was so bad why introduce him to your best mate!! I do not agree with the action taken by David Cass the only thing I can say is that it takes an extremely desperate person to do what he did and I pray that both he and his little cherubs are now at peace.

its so nice to here someone on his side. i also think what he did was so very wrong. but i belive a know he had no choice. and i also hope that he has found his little girls and that they will live in peace forever! if you know the cass family please give them my heartfelt regards .

There is always a choice..in this case not to murder your 2 children. Killing yourself is one thing, but taking your children with you is an act of selfishness, spite and revenge. No mother deserves to have their children stolen from her, no matter what she may or may not have done.

um..what choice might that have been then, spend the next years battling with the courts to obtain his legal rights? run away with the children to start a new life to then be arrested for kidnapping his own children? what would you have suggested, as I previously have stated I do not agree with the action David took but having been in a position similiar I can appreciate how he must of been feeling.

AmyJ wrote:
Norahbatty wrote: People say it is no one elses business .. then why sell the story for the whole world to know about it? If David Cass was a known nutter that was always threatning to kill himself (as the best friend stated in a national newspaper)then why let him have weekend custody, this poor guy was at an all time low. Whilst on the subject of the best friend and again refering to her article, this guy allegedly preyed on young girls why would her own mother allow a 15 year schoolgirl to have a relationship with a guy 13 years older and if he was so bad why introduce him to your best mate!! I do not agree with the action taken by David Cass the only thing I can say is that it takes an extremely desperate person to do what he did and I pray that both he and his little cherubs are now at peace.The Amy J read it again, where in that statment did I say she was a bad mother ? If she thought that was any chance that David would carry out his reported threats of suicide then why did she not allow access provided she was also there so as to protect her children, ok not ideal but something that could have prevented this tragedy from taking place.

Sorry Norahbatty, but no arguement that you can give can defend such actions. There are many parent sout their fighting for custody rights, but they don't murder their children. There are no excuses, no defence and no sense in what he did!