Tag Archives: death

Wedding party troubles (Rousse)

Posted on August 1, 2017 by Dreamaticus

On the morning of the wedding of JMH and MCF the news came through that JF died in her car, just at the point of turning the key in the ignition as she was about to take the car down … Continue reading →

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Death by blister (Rousse)

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Dreamaticus

Conical blisters circled my wrists and upper arms like three-dimensional pink tattoos. Some might have called them pretty, if only they had not signalled my imminent death.

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Teenage victim’s death inevitable (Rousse)

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Dreamaticus

Teenagers spilled out into the middle of the busy road. It was inevitable that one would be struck by a car and killed. The victim was a boy of about 19. DT took him out. Everyone was distraught.

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Sledgehammer attacker and accomplice break in through bathroom window (Rousse)

Posted on March 2, 2017 by Dreamaticus

Why was the bathroom window open? Why was the burglar alarm ringing? I looked up and caught sight of the man with the sledgehammer. His accomplice was right behind him. ‘Oh my God!’ muttered my husband under his breath. I … Continue reading →

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Woman bludgeons man to death in Holyrood Park (Rousse)

Posted on January 30, 2017 by Dreamaticus

LK led the three of us through Holyrood Park. I shouted after her that this was the long way, so we all turned back to take the route around the other side of the hill and loch. I had been … Continue reading →

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Cilla Black death faux pas (Rousse)

Posted on January 28, 2017 by Dreamaticus

One of my former students had a famous mother-in-law: the singer and entertainer Cilla Black. When I called round to see him and his father-in-law I asked after Cilla. ‘What kind of question is that?!’ said the father-in-law. I had … Continue reading →

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A miracle landing, and donkeys and surfers in Stockon-on-Tees (Rousse)

Posted on August 28, 2016 by Dreamaticus

Despite all the warnings BP, EH and I all elected to take a flight during the terror alert. I should not have been surprised when about an hour from our destination the cabin lights went out and the air supply … Continue reading →

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Stabbing victim’s wife welcomes his murder (Rousse)

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Dreamaticus

TPR and I were awakened by footsteps crunching across the gravel outside our bedroom window. I ran to the front of the flat and heard voices in the sitting room. There JS slept under white sheets in a corner. Meanwhile … Continue reading →

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An embarrassing moment in the National Library of Scotland and a tram death (Rousse)

Posted on July 10, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I could have died of shame when a video posted to my Facebook page sprang to life at full volume breaking the solemn silence of the main reading room in the National Library of Scotland. I had no choice but … Continue reading →

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A suspicious highland ‘death’ (Rousse)

Posted on June 5, 2016 by Dreamaticus

Only the trout nosing out to snap at flies broke the flat surface of the water. From my vantage point on the balcony of our highland hideaway the entire scene was of near calm, with the lush green mountains mirrored … Continue reading →

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