Can this really be true?
It seems so unbelievable but it happened in 2009 in NZ. The coroner said that it was not suicide and that the "overarching and death-determining cause of her death was the text messages" from the estranged wife. I am obviously not a coroner so maybe I missed the critical elements of this terrible situation.
I have some questions ...
1. Why was a 27 year old dating someone while he still had a wife (even if the relationship was estranged)? Last time I checked, husbands usually don't have girlfriends.
2. Why was a 27 year old dating a 15 year old SCHOOL GIRL? Is this legal? What on earth were the girl's parents doing? She was 15!
3. Since when was death from self-inflicted means not suicide? Does remorse negate the responsibility for the act?
4. Was damage already done before the threatening text messages were received?
I agree that the estranged wife, no matter how upset, should not send threatening text messages to the 15 year old. Why though, is she responsible for the death of the 15 year old? Did not the 27 year old put the young girl in this very unhealthy situation by dating her? What responsibility do the parents hold for letting their CHILD act in this way? How responsible is the school girl for her own death if she is supposedly responsible enough for a mature relationship with a married man?
It seems to me that this is a political stunt to introduce cyber bullying laws instead of looking at the reality of this heartbreaking event. This situation was screwed up on many levels so to put the major blame on the estranged wife seems unfair in my personal opinion. There were many people who carry responsibility for this tragic event.
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