Tuesday 8 June 2010

Naming the Dead

I sit there, in front of them all; the coroner, the jury, the press, the families. The latter stare at me, no signs of emotion, as I am walked through my evidence. And then, the pain begins to show on their faces, as I am asked to name them, one by one; Austin, Jonas, Lin, Wu, Emma. Each time a name is mentioned, images return to me from the past, memories that have no business here in 2010, 8 years on, yet I need to remember every detail, for the families, and for those that died on that fateful day.

May they rest in peace, and may this finally mark the beginning of peace for their families and friends.

4 comments:

  1. I am glad that at least you were there, that you could try to help. Not, of course, that it's likely to make you or the bereaved families feel all that much better about it. Please God(s) that it never happens again.

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  2. Sorry, but what are you referring to?

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  3. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8715011.stm

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  4. Having spoken with RRD, not that long ago about this subject, this brings it closer to home, especially as I used to travel to and from work on that very same line.

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