Laura Corin Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38769685 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 That poor man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 wow. Just wow. I too wonder if Roger would have been better if the truth had never come out. But, what a sad, sad story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 That's awful! I wonder if somehow the facility caring for him could obtain legal custody. I disagree with the article that this is common in the US though. This is the first time I've ever heard that term. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Horrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 That's awful! I wonder if somehow the facility caring for him could obtain legal custody. I disagree with the article that this is common in the US though. This is the first time I've ever heard that term. I can't figure out how it benefitted the son unless he was stealing his check while he was in the UK. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneStepAtATime Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 How horrible. And how much did it cost to fly all three of them to the UK? Why? And no criminal charges? Could the son be mentally ill? I can't believe more can't be done. And yeah, he was probably better off in the UK as Roger the unknown guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne in CA Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 There is so much more to this story. Two children who are so uncaring, returning to the house after the fire, The whole thing is really odd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted January 30, 2017 Author Share Posted January 30, 2017 That's awful! I wonder if somehow the facility caring for him could obtain legal custody. I disagree with the article that this is common in the US though. This is the first time I've ever heard that term. It said 'not unheard of', not common. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebeccaS Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 :crying: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Gee, hadn't heard of burning down the house to get the elderly to move out until now. It complicates the selling of the property for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted January 30, 2017 Author Share Posted January 30, 2017 Gee, hadn't heard of burning down the house to get the elderly to move out until now. It complicates the selling of the property for sure. I hadn't thought of that. I assumed it was an accident. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneStepAtATime Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 I, too, wonder if the house fire was an accident or not. Maybe the son was hoping for insurance money or something? I do wonder if the son has some sort of mental illness. He doesn't seem to be reacting normally at all. I also worry for the safety and well being of his mother. And what happened that the sister isn't even in the picture and hasn't been for years and years? It sounds like there is a WHOLE lot more going on with this story and this family than just the abandonment of an elderly man. And the one person that might talk no longer remembers. I just hope he gets adequate care and someone makes sure that the wife is actually o.k. :crying: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted January 30, 2017 Author Share Posted January 30, 2017 You shouldn't assume from the article that all nursing homes in the UK are lovely. They aren't. The staff are poorly paid and care varies enormously. He was just lucky in the place he was put, it seems. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 You shouldn't assume from the article that all nursing homes in the UK are lovely. They aren't. The staff are poorly paid and care varies enormously. He was just lucky in the place he was put, it seems. Thanks for clarifying, the article had me wondering. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy in FL. Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 That is truly awful. I wish he could have stayed in the U.K. where he was loved, cared for, and wanted. But, I understand why they sent him back. So sad! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mabelen Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 I, too, wonder if the house fire was an accident or not. Maybe the son was hoping for insurance money or something? I do wonder if the son has some sort of mental illness. He doesn't seem to be reacting normally at all. I also worry for the safety and well being of his mother. And what happened that the sister isn't even in the picture and hasn't been for years and years? It sounds like there is a WHOLE lot more going on with this story and this family than just the abandonment of an elderly man. And the one person that might talk no longer remembers. I just hope he gets adequate care and someone makes sure that the wife is actually o.k. :crying: \ I thought the article alluded to possible mental illness in the son. As for the daughter, she said she'd been estranged from the family. That may not have been by her choice. Or she may have backed away for her own mental health or physical safety. She also believed her dad was safer in the UK, that is telling. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Governess Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 The poor man. How heartless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 That's awful! I wonder if somehow the facility caring for him could obtain legal custody. I disagree with the article that this is common in the US though. This is the first time I've ever heard that term. ""Roger's future is now being decided by US courts. The Los Angeles authorities have taken control of his care. That's being challenged by Kevin and his mother but the legal papers show that the authorities accuse them of taking Roger to the UK and abandoning him there."" all things considered, the court has a good case. I can't figure out how it benefitted the son unless he was stealing his check while he was in the UK. the son AND the mother/wife. wife was in on it. *she* could have said something to someone. she sounds mentally with it. the son might be manipulating (for anyone who deals with someone with a personality disorder should understand - he doesn't sound mentally ill to me. he sounds like a selfish jerk.), or mom/wife just plays favorite with her son over her husband. There is so much more to this story. Two children who are so uncaring, returning to the house after the fire, The whole thing is really odd. yeah - more to the story. makes you wonder where the homeowners insurance went . . . (mortgage companies require it, unless the mortgage is paid off.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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