As one who has been through a similar tragedy 14 years ago, when we lost a daughter as a result of a traffic accident, I write to appeal to newspaper readers to refrain from comments and needless speculation following the recent tragedy in which a young girl lost her life. Some of the comments can be very hurtful and upsetting and the grieving family certainly shouldn’t be made to undergo further suffering by having to read banal theories penned by clueless armchair critics.

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