I felt like I was standing in the middle of the M50 during rush hour In 2011, Lorraine tookher own life. For hermother, Deirdre, theguilt never leaves herand the pain never ends

Early childhood sexual abuse weighed on the young woman whose sharp beauty was echoed by a vitality and a spiritedness that masked her pain. Instant Lorraine's death was caused by her jugular vein becoming restricted, causing a loss of blood to the heart. [...]the abuse she suffered, plus, her...

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Published inThe Irish times
Main Author Strahan, Brian
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dublin The Irish Times Ltd 18.09.2018
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Pain
Springsteen, Bruce
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Summary:Early childhood sexual abuse weighed on the young woman whose sharp beauty was echoed by a vitality and a spiritedness that masked her pain. Instant Lorraine's death was caused by her jugular vein becoming restricted, causing a loss of blood to the heart. [...]the abuse she suffered, plus, her mother says, institutional failings to bring the perpetrator to justice and to give her daughter the support she needed, built up. [...]she does touch on the joy her family, her three sons, her 10 grandchildren and her close friends give her.