UK News 10-11-2004 Driver`s Family Shocked By Suicide who: Chef Brian Drysdale what: Had got into debt to fuel drug habit prior to train wreck suicide, claims friend where: READING when: Yesterday snippet: "The parents of the car driver who caused the death of six rail passengers in a suspected suicide attempt said they had no idea why he caused the crash," reports The Scotsman. "Brian Drysdale`s mother, Etta, who is in her seventies, told a neighbour she could not believe that her son would have gone ahead if he knew he would harm others." "The family agreed to release a picture of Mr Drysdale, a chef from Reading, Berks, and expressed their sorrow for the victims of Saturday`s crash near the village of Ufton Nervet," says The Telegraph. "Mrs Drysdale spoke only to express her shock and to say that in losing a son she was conscious that others had lost loved ones." "Last night a friend told how gay Drysdale, 48, spiralled into debt funding a drugs habit and trawled bars for gay sex," claims The Sun. "The loner hotel chef smoked marijuana, popped ecstasy tablets and took cocaine." However, it is some indication of how scant the facts are in this case that even the spelling of Mr Drysdale`s first name is questionable. The media is currently split between Brian (The Sun, The Scotsman, BBC, The Times) and Bryan (The Telegraph, The Guardian, The Independent). [... more]

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