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lionheart Jul 14th 2008 4:23 pm
JBR Suicide
 
According to Seven Days, a young British expat threw himself off the 32nd floor at JBR over the weekend. Very sad indeed.

MataHari Jul 14th 2008 4:25 pm
Re: JBR Suicide
 
Originally Posted by lionheart (Post 6572033)
According to Seven Days, a young British expat threw himself off the 32nd floor at JBR over the weekend. Very sad indeed.
it wasn't Vince, was it...

Madam Medusa Jul 14th 2008 4:34 pm
Re: JBR Suicide
 
surprise surprise, gulf news was at pains to point out that it was alcohol-related...

MM, xx

NorthernLad Jul 14th 2008 4:36 pm
Re: JBR Suicide
 
Originally Posted by lionheart (Post 6572033)
According to Seven Days, a young British expat threw himself off the 32nd floor at JBR over the weekend. Very sad indeed.
It made The Sun in UK, they seem to have taken a keen interest in Dubai at the moment, I wonder why.

Article said he was a 26 year old Brit who got drunk, argued with his missus and took a jump from apartment in the Marina.

jvr20 Jul 14th 2008 4:39 pm
Re: JBR Suicide
 
Originally Posted by Madam Medusa (Post 6572053)
surprise surprise, gulf news was at pains to point out that it was alcohol-related...

MM, xx
well, it's not as if UK papers are any better... only difference is they'd put certain world in [B]BOLD CAPITALS[B], e.g. after BINGING...

zabone Jul 14th 2008 5:35 pm
Re: JBR Suicide
 
i thought i had read somewhere this incident happened at the Damac Waves building ?

MataHari Jul 14th 2008 5:43 pm
Re: JBR Suicide
 
Originally Posted by zabone (Post 6572120)
i thought i had read somewhere this incident happened at the Damac Waves building ?
http://www.arabianbusiness.com/52477...ubai-high-rise

W10 Jul 15th 2008 2:14 am
Re: JBR Suicide
 
Originally Posted by Madam Medusa (Post 6572053)
surprise surprise, gulf news was at pains to point out that it was alcohol-related...

MM, xx
Perhaps because it was?

twinkle-star Jul 15th 2008 2:20 am
Re: JBR Suicide
 
Originally Posted by NorthernLad (Post 6572058)
It made The Sun in UK, they seem to have taken a keen interest in Dubai at the moment, I wonder why.

Article said he was a 26 year old Brit who got drunk, argued with his missus and took a jump from apartment in the Marina.
Perhaps she pushed him???:blink:

Blue Cat Jul 15th 2008 2:46 am
Re: JBR Suicide
 
Originally Posted by W10 (Post 6573379)
Perhaps because it was?
from what I have read, it was :(

MataHari Jul 15th 2008 3:13 am
Re: JBR Suicide
 
Originally Posted by Blue Cat (Post 6573493)
from what I have read, it was :(
yeah...everybody that drinks goes and jumps...
don't you suppose that just maybe the guy had some serious issues going on in his life...

Blue Cat Jul 15th 2008 3:18 am
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Originally Posted by MataHari (Post 6573584)
yeah...everybody that drinks goes and jumps...
don't you suppose that just maybe the guy had some serious issues going on in his life...

not according to his family and girlfriend :(

MataHari Jul 15th 2008 4:11 am
Re: JBR Suicide
 
Originally Posted by Blue Cat (Post 6573612)
not according to his family and girlfriend :(
maybe he didn't tell them...some people bottle it all up

Inselaffen Jul 15th 2008 4:48 am
Re: JBR Suicide
 
Originally Posted by MataHari (Post 6573820)
maybe he didn't tell them...some people bottle it all up
that is very true!

MataHari Jul 15th 2008 4:52 am
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Originally Posted by Inselaffen (Post 6573977)
that is very true!
wanna talk about it....


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