The parents of Megan Gillan, 15, who suddenly died two months ago, have been sent a letter from her school demanding that she must improve her attendance.
The letter also threatened to ban her from the end of year prom. Her parents said they were `absolutely stunned' by the letter from Macclesfield High, in Cheshire. Megan was found dead in her bedroom on January 19 at the family home at Flying Fields Drive. The letter - dated March 16 - said `students are required to have at least 92 percent attendance and Megan's is currently 60.4 percent'. Mrs.
Gillan, who works at Macclesfield Hospital and treated Megan, said:"I screamed when I first saw it. If they want her to attend that much I'll take Megan's remains. It's disgusting.” Head Ged Ward has now apologized for the 'software error'. The letter was sent out to all year 11 parents, regarding the school prom. Mr. Ward said: "Clearly that letter should not have gone out. I want to make my apology to Megan's parents and can only apologize for the distress that it has caused. We didn't think to check it. With hindsight we would have checked all 150 of them. The problem is a software problem." But the family says they could never forgive the mistake.
By Rachel
A British businessman has been murdered by pirates off the Thai coast. Linda Robertson, 57, his widow, said that she had realised her husband, Malcolm, had been killed when she was forced to walk through his blood. The couple were from St. Leonards in east Sussex and had been travelling the world on the 44ft cutter, Mr Bean. On a Tuesday after midnight three men came aboard, armed with hammers.
After killing Mr Robertson, aged 64, they tied up his wife and held her captive for more than 9 hours. Then they tried to steal computers and mobile phones, before they tried to leave in the cutters dinghy. Realising that the dinghy engine was faulty she managed to free herself, then to lift the anchor and raise the alarm. Three Burmese migrants were arrested shortly after and confessed to the killing. They claimed they were fleeing from a Thai fishing boat where they had been held as virtual slaves. The killing was apparently
an escape gone wrong.