On Monday, November 5, a school headteacher delivered an INSET day to her staff team. At the end of the day, a member of staff found her hanged in her office.
The police said the death was “unexplained but is not believed to be suspicious”, the implication being that the headteacher killed herself. In response to this tragic incident, the school was closed and an inquest planned.
We heard the news about Helen Mann on Tuesday afternoon after it was reported on the web. I picked up the free paper on my train the next day and wondered how sympathetically it would cover this dramatic story.
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