Totally sad: UK banker jumps in front of train to his death

Unfortunately, we're bound to hear more stories like this one of a successful 47 year old banker with private equity firm Olivant Advisers who couldn't cope with the credit crisis.  According to the Daily Mail

Kirk Stephenson, who was married   with an eight-year-old son, died in the path of a 100mph express train at   Taplow railway station, Berkshire. 

Mr Stephenson is believed to have   taken his own life after succumbing to mounting personal pressures as the   world’s financial markets went into meltdown. 

New Zealand-born Mr Stephenson, who   owned a £3.6million, five-storey house in Chelsea and a retreat in the West   Country, was chief operating officer of Olivant Advisers.  

Last year, the private equity firm   tried to buy a 15 per cent stake worth almost £1billion in Northern Rock   before the bank was nationalised, bidding against Virgin boss Sir Richard   Branson.

Credit crunch banker leaps to his death in front of express train - Daily Mail

 

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[It's Ugly Out there]

There really is so much despair out there. This is yet another one of the awful by products of a credit crunch that seems like it's spinning out of control.