[Poohbah]

Evidence given by the deceased's mother, Monica Guerrine, in Dublin City Coroner's Court, revealed that the victim...was prone to impulsive behaviour

No kidding? Now, why would ANYONE think that?

[Maceman]

The Suicide, as he is falling
Illuminated by the moon
Regrets his act, and finds appalling
The thought he will be dead so soon.
-- Edward Gorey

[anniegetyourgun]

There seems to be a theme in this person's life....

[Paradox]

and a blood analysis indicated high levels of morphine in her system.

Well, at least it didn't hurt too much..

[jlogajan]

A post-mortem showed that she had suffered 95 degree burns

What the h*ll are those?

[jlogajan]

"Hey guys, watch this!"

[twas]

...victim was a heroin user...

Another senseless drug related death.

I wonder how making drugs legal would have prevented this.

[DouglasKC]

that the victim was a heroin user, was prone to impulsive behaviour, and had tried to harm herself a few years previously by taking a drug overdose.

Another victim of the war to legalize drugs...

[shadowman99]

Hey Libertarians!!!

Drugs do destroy lives!!!

[duckman]

I am getting all 'fired up' over this article.

[OldFriend]

But but but drug use is okay, no problem, it's a personal choice.NOT

[aomagrat]

"It was like seeing a ball of flames going around and around in the garden."

At least she didn't crawl under the house and burn it down too.

[Physicist]

Horror of last words in human torch death

"Is it warm in here, or is it just me?"

[Tijeras_Slim]

blood analysis indicated high levels of morphine

She was lit in more ways than one.

[My2Cents]

It seems to me that somewhere in all this, Bush is at fault; or at least Colin Powell.

[prophetic]

" her actions may have been a cry of some sort".

Yeah like "heyy, I'm burning up here. Help me put out the FIRE!!!!!"

[Paradox]

"I said give me a BUD LITE!"

[Icthus]

"Mam please put me out, I didn't mean to do it"

Such a nice polite young woman.....If you douse yourself with gas, then light up....you meant to do it.

[rockfish59]

she must have been imitating the vietnam buddhist!
or that idiot on 'america's most wanted'

play with fire scarecrow???

[Ditter]

I haven't read all the way to the end of the replys, but, has anyone mentioned the fact that this woman made an 'ash' of herself?