The autistic 17-year-old son of a female pastor known as ‘Glam Vicar’ died after being hit by a train after leaving a suicide note saying he was ‘in a horrific spiral of negativity,’ an inquest said. I heard.
- 17-year-old Leo Toze was killed in Bedfordshire after being hit by a train traveling at 125 mph.
- He left a suicide note warning of his ‘terrifying negative spiral’
- ‘Very smart’ teenager was due to study math at Warwick University
The suicidal son of a female minister known as ‘Glam Vicar’ has died after being run over by a train after leaving a suicide note warning that he was ‘in a horrific spiral of negativity’, an inquest has heard. rice field.
Leo Toze, 17, was suffering from depression when he died on the tracks near Biggleswade railway station in Bedfordshire in September 2021.
He was the son of Sharon Glennham Thompson, an Anglican minister, radio host, Milton Keynes-based author, and known as “The Reverend of Gram.”
At the Holm Green pedestrian crossing, Leo died when a northbound train honked at about 125 mph and a teenage boy approached the tracks and collapsed to the floor, an Ampthill inquest said today. heard.
17-year-old Leo Toze was suffering from depression when he died after being hit by a train traveling 125mph in Bedfordshire. He is pictured with his mother Sharon Glennham Thompson, an Anglican minister known as “Reverend Gram”.
Coroner Dr Sean Cummings said Leo died at a pedestrian crossing in Holm Green in Langford, near Biggleswade, on Friday, September 3, 2021, at about 2:00 p.m.
A teenager diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder was identified by his fingerprints.
Leo, who lived in Wixhams near Bedford, was described as “very smart” in a family statement read out at the inquest. He was going to study mathematics at the University of Warwick and was studying mathematics, other mathematics and French.
He loved trains and knew all about the railroad network. He also joined the North He joined the Crawley Village Cricket Club, where he was a volunteer and scorer.
His family describes him as follows:
Leo died near Biggleswade station in Bedfordshire (pictured above)
According to his family, the last years of his life were uneventful as he was “caught up in anxiety”.
On the Monday before he died, Bedfordshire police checked his health after some of Leo’s online friends were concerned about his posts. After his death, a suicide note was found on his computer.
In a note found on his computer, he wrote:
An inquest is scheduled for the last three days.
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