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African migrant DROWNS in Venice's Grand Canal in an apparent suicide as hundreds of people watch and refuse to jump in to save him

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Post by nicko Thu Jan 26, 2017 1:42 pm

Last time I was there, about 20 yrs ago there were hundred of turds and toilet paper floating about, and the smell------------
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Post by eddie Thu Jan 26, 2017 3:51 pm

African migrant DROWNS in Venice's Grand Canal in an apparent suicide as hundreds of people watch and refuse to jump in to save him

Pateh Sabally, a 22-year-old Gambian, was seen jumping into the water from pier
Hundreds of people witnessed the jump and at least three life rings were thrown
He refused to hold on to them, raising speculation he wanted to commit suicide
No-one jumped in to help him and racist abuse was allegedly shouted at him
Italian magistrates have now opened an investigation into the incident


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Post by Syl Thu Jan 26, 2017 5:00 pm

That's heart breaking...he must have been in such despair.
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Post by 'Wolfie Thu Jan 26, 2017 5:24 pm

Exclamation

IT was Italy...

Most of those people watching on probably couldn't swim anyway, even if their own life depended on it..
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Post by Syl Thu Jan 26, 2017 5:29 pm

Major wrote:It says he refused the buoyancy aids, strange.

Well if he was trying to drown he would refuse them I suppose.

It was reported some people were shouting racist abuse at him as he was drowning.....bastards.
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Post by eddie Thu Jan 26, 2017 6:32 pm

If it's true that he was getting racially abused as he was dying, he probably thought he'd made the right decision to leave this harsh world.
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