A tragic tale.

AN inquest heard that a mother died alongside her mentally disabled daughter after taking their own lives in a blazing car after suffering nearly 10 years of abuse from a 16 strong of local yobs.

The inquest heard that the single mother had made calls to the police and council officials in a bid to stop these youths abusing her disabled daughter and that the youths were trampling over her garden hedge. The authorities told the mother to ignore the youths and close the curtains.

The mother and daughter died eight days before Hallowe'en in October 2007 -a period they dreaded because the ga ng of youths would throw eggs at their home and push fireworks through their letter box.

This is a most distressing case of a mother and her disabled daughter pushed to the limit by yobs who think its fun to pick on a mother and daughter who were very vulnerable and an easy target.

With Mischief night and Bonfire night coming up, we hope people will think of this mother and daughter and we hope no one else will lose their lives in this most tragic way.

RON and VIV CARTER-BONSTEEL, Thorntree, Middlesbrough