In spite of all our differences, the one thing that binds all living creatures is that we each have an expiration date. This finality to our existence is what makes life special, something to be cherished and protected. But occasionally things can go terribly wrong…
A U.K. businessman is surely to win the "Creative Suicide" contest. Gerald Mellin, 54, decapitated himself in his sports car to get back at his younger wife for leaving him.
Mellin tied one end of a rope to a tree, got into his Aston Martin, and wrapped the other end of the rope around his neck. He then drove the $150,000 sports car into a busy road, giving other drivers a front-seat view of his horrific death as his head popped off and rolled into traffic.
The day before Mellin’s suicide, a court awarded an extra £100 per week in alimony to his estranged wife, Mirielle, 33. In response, Mr. Mellin sent Mirrielle a text message that said "Congratulations XXX" and asked to meet.
"We met in a pub after a court hearing and he started having a tantrum," Mrs. Mellin said. "As we made our way back to our cars he opened the boot and said, ‘There’s my rope, that’s what I’m going to kill myself with.’ I told him to grow up and give me the rope. But he just laughed." Nobody’s laughing now.
Oct 28, 2008 at 14:25:17
Good post.