A very sad story...

Idlewild

... but my god, one of the worst written pieces I've ever seen. http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/farmer-shot-brother-over-location-of-mothers-grave-court-hears-542807.html

Sindri

How sad.

There's very little that can be said to a story like that.

Cecil Tomkins, 63, of New Lodge Nursing Home, Stocking Lane, Rathfarnham in Dublin has pleaded not guilty to murder

The accused also told him it had happened at around 6.30 saying: “I shot him once in the hallway”.

It's hard to see how he won't be convicted there.

silly

Idlewild wrote: »

... but my god, one of the worst written pieces I've ever seen. http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/farmer-shot-brother-over-location-of-mothers-grave-court-hears-542807.html

Is this not yesterday's news?

old_aussie

Worst written pieces, yesterday's news and sad.

Then I'm not even going to read it.

Foghladh

It's pretty badly written I'll agree. It's nearly like it was written in another language and put through google translate.

"The court heard the accused suffers from Parkinson’s disease and that he and his brother never married". Kinda sounds like someone got narky because someone wouldn't pop the question.

Guill

“There was a row. My mother wanted to be buried in Kilcormac or Gorey but she was buried Aghowle. I shot Walter because he buried her in Aghowle,”

The brother was obviously a prick.

Jesus Shaves

How is it sad, he shot his brother, **** him in prison for the rest of his life.

Poor Uncle Tom

“I shot him once in the hallway”.

Is that anywhere near the heart?

suitseir

silly wrote: »

Is this not yesterday's news?

That comment, even sadder! How soon we (want to) forget!!!!

Foghladh

And my personal favourite:

"Gda Murray said he wrote down what the accused had told him before escorting him outside and said he sat in the back of a patrol car"

This guy should write crime novels. He weaves such a tapestry of words that it nearly feels like you're there.

Mountjoy Mugger

Foghladh wrote: »

And my personal favourite:

"Gda Murray said he wrote down what the accused had told him before escorting him outside and said he sat in the back of a patrol car"

This guy should write crime novels. He weaves such a tapestry of words that it nearly feels like you're there.

Says the poster who starts a sentence with "and". :cool:

Foghladh

Mountjoy Mugger wrote: »

Says the poster who starts a sentence with "and". :cool:

Which may explain why I don't write for a living. What's your excuse for inserting a smiley face in your contribution?

Tipsy McSwagger

Is it a sad story because a man was killed or a journalist can't write properly?

Jesus Shaves

I blame the parents

FoxT

"The court heard the accused suffers from Parkinson’s disease and that he and his brother never married."

Hard not to LOL at this sentence.
Did they not get married b/c of the Parkinson's?
Or because brothers are not permitted to marry?

silly

suitseir wrote: »

silly wrote: »

Is this not yesterday's news?

That comment, even sadder! How soon we (want to) forget!!!!

It's easy to forget when there are brand new deaths/murders every day in the news.

Run_to_da_hills

If she was cremated this probably wouldn't have happened.

My name is URL

A distant enough relation of mine died recently and there was a dispute amongst his more immediate family over where the body would be buried. Nobody shot as a result thankfully, but I was amazed by how fcuking petty and dumb the whole thing was. Imagine falling out with living family members over where the remains of the dead are kept. It's idiotic.

inforfun

FoxT wrote: »

"The court heard the accused suffers from Parkinson’s disease and that he and his brother never married."

Hard not to LOL at this sentence.
Did they not get married b/c of the Parkinson's?
Or because brothers are not permitted to marry?

That is the point where i stopped reading

My brain crashed.

pickarooney

I've often wanted to be buried in a gowl.

Poor Uncle Tom

That was a conversation stopper.........

and you never even mentioned Bibi...:pac: