11th April 2026

 

new lists

things to tidy, declutter

another box gone

© Rachel Green April 2026

Not a Suicide

She was twenty-eight years old

when she threw herself off a bridge

onto the A90 in Dundee

and was struck by multiple vehicles

Not a suicide

the last chance to escape

after running up there

chased by her husband of two years

who tried to grab her hands.

Not a suicide

abused and beaten

for the last eighteen months

in private

in public

strangled

dragged by the hair

shouted at and punched.

Not a suicide

she would cower and stay silent

made to walk home

after he tried to run her over

Not a suicide

she was terrified of him

but couldn't leave

because he'd kill himself

she messaged her sister

what could she do?

Not a suicide

he was convicted

'culpable homicide' the judge said

but he got just eight years

(to serve at least three)

and three years post-release probation.

Not a suicide

she should have killed him

and saved the two young boys

he raped the following year.

but you need to know

it was Not a suicide

© Rachel Green April 2026

Man jailed for killing abused wife who jumped from bridge