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| Dead mother's tribute to daughter | Dead mother's tribute to daughter |
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| A bereaved mother wrote a poem in tribute to her daughter, days before she was herself found dead on the railway line where the teenager died. | A bereaved mother wrote a poem in tribute to her daughter, days before she was herself found dead on the railway line where the teenager died. |
| The body of Joanne Coombs was found on Tuesday on the line at Manningtree, Essex - her only child, Natasha, 17, was found dead there on 10 August. | The body of Joanne Coombs was found on Tuesday on the line at Manningtree, Essex - her only child, Natasha, 17, was found dead there on 10 August. |
| Mrs Coombs posted the poem on a social networking website, on what would have been Natasha's 18th birthday. | Mrs Coombs posted the poem on a social networking website, on what would have been Natasha's 18th birthday. |
| Police are trying to establish how the 40-year-old from Dovercourt died. | Police are trying to establish how the 40-year-old from Dovercourt died. |
| A post-mortem examination showed Natasha died when she was hit by a train. | A post-mortem examination showed Natasha died when she was hit by a train. |
| Birthday message | Birthday message |
| Natasha's body was discovered two weeks after she disappeared following a night out in Ipswich. | Natasha's body was discovered two weeks after she disappeared following a night out in Ipswich. |
| At a news conference on 2 August Mrs Coombs and her husband appealed for help in finding their daughter. | At a news conference on 2 August Mrs Coombs and her husband appealed for help in finding their daughter. |
| She broke down as the couple talked about Natasha's disappearance. | She broke down as the couple talked about Natasha's disappearance. |
| href="/1/hi/england/essex/7004225.stm">Poem for Natasha Coombs | |
| "The house is so empty without her. It's unbearable," said Mrs Coombs. | "The house is so empty without her. It's unbearable," said Mrs Coombs. |
| In the poem, left on the website initially set up to help find Natasha, Mrs Coombs said: "The house without you is empty and bare." | In the poem, left on the website initially set up to help find Natasha, Mrs Coombs said: "The house without you is empty and bare." |
| She ended the poem: "We know our hearts will never mend, we'll ache and weep until our lives end". | She ended the poem: "We know our hearts will never mend, we'll ache and weep until our lives end". |
| It was followed by a message: "I talk 2 u all the time baby and I know u r by my side giving me the strength to carry on. | It was followed by a message: "I talk 2 u all the time baby and I know u r by my side giving me the strength to carry on. |
| "I love and miss u so very, very much." | "I love and miss u so very, very much." |
| Prayers have been said for Mrs Coombs' husband Gary at a church near the family home in Dovercourt. | Prayers have been said for Mrs Coombs' husband Gary at a church near the family home in Dovercourt. |