A Sad Time in the Marson Family

trix — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:04:00 GMT

Another sad sad loss is in the news today.

Richard Marson's 14 year old son, Rupert, has committed suicide.

Richard Marson is the former boss of the Blue Peter children's show on BBC and right now he and his family are suffering.

Last night Richard and his family were said to be devastated. They said in a statement: “Rupert will always be our beautiful, radiant,
talented boy. “He was our challenge and our inspiration and we shall never forget the love, compassion and sheer joy he gave to all his friends and family throughout his life.”

Rupert, who had an elder sister Rosie, was found on Sunday morning at his home in St Albans, Herts. The police were called in the morning and Rupert was pronounced dead at the scene. This is a terrible tragedy for them all.

Though The Sun reports, “he was attending a private school and there is little doubt that he must have been on the end of some teasing about what had happened to his father.” Many in his community are standing together and speaking out against these insinuations.

No matter what happened to his father it's a sad situation all around and our thoughts and prayers are with you.

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