[QueenBee]

Poor little fella, may he r.i.p.

[Spiffyfable]

Beautiful Lady...

But beauty doesn't trump crazy

[Oswald2001]

Originally Posted by Spiffyfable ↗

Beautiful Lady...

But beauty doesn't trump crazy

Beauty almost always exacerbates crazy.

[Tas Tiger]

Originally Posted by Vedderman ↗

Well, when I said 'reported', I meant that they told reporters after the crime that they had worries. I didn't get the impression that they were contacting social services before the fact. Portuguese is a little tricky for me, so I may have misunderstood. But I think they were just mentioning that, in hindsight, they wish they'd done more.

But wrangling a child away from a crazy mother isn't exactly easy or pleasant, especially without legal backing. And some families, I suspect, just won't do it period.

Exactly, you can't just 'take' a child from it's legal guardian, not even the grandparents or even authorities (in most cases). She had never threatened him harm before, no-one could have stopped this.

[ptorico60]

I want the same ladder but Home Depot and Lowes don't carry them!!!

[Karma]

Originally Posted by Vedderman ↗

Well, when I said 'reported', I meant that they told reporters after the crime that they had worries. I didn't get the impression that they were contacting social services before the fact. Portuguese is a little tricky for me, so I may have misunderstood. But I think they were just mentioning that, in hindsight, they wish they'd done more.

But wrangling a child away from a crazy mother isn't exactly easy or pleasant, especially without legal backing. And some families, I suspect, just won't do it period.

Yeah, I know it's not simple to take a kid away from a mother, crazy or otherwise. I just get tired of hearing about kids being killed by crazy parents. Its still gonna happen. I just vented somewhat!!

[11B2P]

Fucking cunt. Why the kid???

[sancatz22]

[Victorian_Hangman]

If someone cannot bear to go on living, that is up to them. But why kill a child? Terrible.

The picture raises some questions. She must have used the ladder to put the rope up. Did she noose herself and jump, or did she climb down and swing off? It looks as if she made a traditional-style noose. Certainly looks as if her neck is stretched but that is fairly common. I assume she was hanging for some time before she was found.

[Spiritual]

Hmm, mental illness is very unstable. 5 year olds are rambunctious and full of energy, its possible he was just being a kid and she snapped and killed him. Realising what she did, she then offed herself. Just a theory, its odd since he was supposedly treated well and was loved by his family.