Funeral for sisters smothered by dad (From Daily Echo)
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Funeral for sisters smothered by dad
9:36am Friday 10th October 2008 in Paynes Road Deaths
THE funeral of two little girls killed by their father, who then hanged himself, was due to take place today.
Dozens of family and friends are expected to turn out to say their emotional farewells to Ellie and Isobelle Cass, who died after being smothered by their father.
The youngsters, aged just three and one, were found dead by police in a caravan where their father, MoT tester David Cass, was living in the grounds of a garage in Paynes Road, Freemantle.
They had responded to a 999 call from the children’s mother Kerrie Hughes after she received a chilling message from her former partner saying the children had “gone to sleep forever”.
Their funeral, taking place at noon at Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church in Eastleigh, follows the funeral of Cass on Wednesday. A 20-minute service at Christ Church in Freemantle, attended by Miss Hughes, was followed by a burial service at Hollybrook Cemetery in Southampton.
Mourners were being asked to wear bright-coloured clothes to celebrate the short lives of Ellie and Isobelle.
Their coffins will be in their favourite colours – red with yellow lining for Ellie and pink with purple lining for Isobelle.
Comments(9)
wizzle
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9:40am Fri 10 Oct 08
H.R.H. KING MUSH
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11:07am Fri 10 Oct 08
It really is disturbing to have photos or videos which convey the unimaginable feelings that will be shared amongst this family and friends.
Will the press be jostling for prime positions and calling out the mourners for a reaction as if they are outside some trendy London club at 3am as drunken celebs come staggering out?
Bambi
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11:18am Fri 10 Oct 08
H.R.H. KING MUSH wrote:It's the family's choice to sell the story to the press - if they had asked to be left alone they probably would have been.
I'm dreading the inevitable press coverage which will intrude on grief that really should be private, irregardless of what 'motives' anybody has.
It really is disturbing to have photos or videos which convey the unimaginable feelings that will be shared amongst this family and friends.
Will the press be jostling for prime positions and calling out the mourners for a reaction as if they are outside some trendy London club at 3am as drunken celebs come staggering out?
We can only assume they want the press they, else why sell their story to them?
H.R.H. KING MUSH
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11:27am Fri 10 Oct 08
"It's the family's choice to sell the story to the press - if they had asked to be left alone they probably would have been.
We can only assume they want the press they, else why sell their story to them?"
Tabloid gutter press pressure + human nature/desperation/f
inancial needs etc all at the most vulnerable time of their lives.
I feel it borders on a perverse kind of **** and leaves most of us feeling rather unsettled.
Similar to rubber-necking motorists who just have to slow down and wallow in whatever grisly RTA has to to offer across the road.
H.R.H. KING MUSH
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11:29am Fri 10 Oct 08
Bambi
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11:38am Fri 10 Oct 08
If they don't like it, hand the money back and tell them to leave them alone. If members of the public don't like it, then don't read the story/look at the picture.
I believe the reason these things gets published/aired is because there is a public appetite for them. If most people weren't interested then there would be no point in paying for these things.
summercat
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11:45am Fri 10 Oct 08
Bambi
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11:59am Fri 10 Oct 08
summercat wrote:I didn't say they wouldn't report it, I just said they'd probably leave the family alone, if asked.
Bambi - I think it is a little naive to assume the press will let this go unreported, even if privacy had been requested. And who are we to judge whether decisions are right or wrong, when made under the most harrowing of circumstances?
Either way, that's a pointless argument as the family WANT the press to be there. I haven't judged the family for that at all - I just fail to see the condemnation of the press when as far as I can see they have done nothing immoral or wrong in this case.
marchy_calmore
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12:52pm Fri 10 Oct 08
kerry my thoughts are with you today, may your little ones RIP
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