Posted on 1/27/2005, 3:35:07 PM by yankeedame
Last Updated: Wednesday, 26 January, 2005, 16:05 GMT
Dog startled cliff-fall teenager
Asif's parents said
he was a "brilliant lad"
An inquest has heard that a teenager plunged to his death from cliffs in Cornwall after being startled by a dog. Asif Bharucha, 17, from Blackburn was with a party of students on a walk between Lizard Point and Kynance Cove last June when the accident happened.
The inquest was told the Muslim teenager regarded dogs as "unclean" and was afraid of being bitten by one.
The coroner at the inquest in Truro's municipal buildings recorded a verdict of accidental death.
Friends said as a dog approached the group, Asif became agitated and ran off. He appeared to lose his balance and fell from the cliff.
The owner of the black cross-breed dog told the inquest that he will always be haunted by the incident.
Describing Asif's death as a "tragic accident", his family paid tribute to their "brilliant" son, saying he was devoted to his family.
JUST DAMM*** Darwin Awards PING everybody
Hmmmm . . . .
Now the Brits should re-name the area "The White Cliffs of Rover".
Leni
Let's see...I let a dog touch me, or I go hurtling off of a cliff to my death. Gee, that's a tough decision.
It sucks when your 72 virgins start off your eternal relationship by laughing at you. =/
Not exactly.
What an idiot.
Another example of the results of insane, irrational religious beliefs.
How did he manage to live to the ripe old age of 17 without doing this before? Dogs are everywhere.
Not a cult. Nope.
I'd probably do the same if someone threatened me with a Spongebob doll.
Dare I say it?
I guess the dog's bark was worse than its bite!!
Sorry...
A real n-brainer, eh?
as the quote goes in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade":
"He chose poorly"
Aside from the obvious that his parents might be more than a little biased in their assessment of their son's brainpower the facts would seem to belie this statement.
BTW - Dogs unclean? Is there anything besides their generally abysmal living situations the most Muslims don't find 'Unclean'?
Wile E. Coyote brilliant.
LOL!!!
o well ... 1 less jew hater in the world. they hate christians, jews, and now dogs. Now they are going too far.
Can we herd Osama close to the edge of a cliff? (Sic 'em Rover!)
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