MARLOW FAMILY APPEALS TO BOMBERS TO CONSIDER PAIN
Marlow family appeals to bombers to consider pain they cause
Victim did not get the opportunity to fulfil her ambitions - Coroner
THE family of student, Jolene Marlow appealed to those behind the bombing to consider the pain and destruction they had caused.
In a statement read out to the coroner's court, the 17-year-old's family offered sincere thanks to those who had helped in the aftermath of the attack.
Jolene had been awaiting her A level results and was planning to pursue a course in Physiotherapy and Sports Studies at Jordanstown when she, her younger sister Nicola and grand-aunt, Rosaleen McNelis were caught up in the explosion.
Student, Mark Armstrong told the court how police had moved him down Market Street following the bomb warning. As he approached S D Kells shop he remembered seeing Jolene and Nicola standing with an elderly lady. The girls stopped at the front door of Kells menswear as he went inside.
Ten minutes after he had gone into Kells' basement, he remembered the bomb exploding. The ground shook, roof panels fell and there was a deafening bang. He was not injured in the blast.
In a statement, Rosaleen McNelis said she had met her two grand-nieces at the traffic lights at Scarffe's Entry. She recalled feeling frightened as they walked down Market Street. "I just wanted to get away," she said.
Suddenly there was an 'awful bang' and everything went blank. She fell to the ground and was showered in debris. On looking around, she noticed the Jolene and Nicola both lying on the ground, one in front of her and one behind. At that moment she passed out, the statement added.
The victim's uncle, James Marlow gave evidence of identifying her body at the temporary morgue at Lisanelly Army Camp. He told Coroner John Leckey that Jolene had worked part-time at Pound Wizard shop in Castle Street. She had been expecting her exam results a week after the bombing.
In his report, State Pathologist, Professor Jack Crane said Jolene had suffered a number of serious injuries after being struck by pieces of shrapnel. He believed these would have led to a very rapid loss of consciousness, with death occurring "probably within a couple of minutes."
He didn't think her life could have been saved even if she had received hospital treatment immediately after the blast.
Expressing sympathy to the victim's family, Coroner John Leckey said Jolene had been cut off in the prime of life, with no opportunity to fulfil her ambitions.
He said it had been an absolute tragedy and offered his deepest condolences to family members.
Victim did not get the opportunity to fulfil her ambitions - Coroner
THE family of student, Jolene Marlow appealed to those behind the bombing to consider the pain and destruction they had caused.
In a statement read out to the coroner's court, the 17-year-old's family offered sincere thanks to those who had helped in the aftermath of the attack.
Jolene had been awaiting her A level results and was planning to pursue a course in Physiotherapy and Sports Studies at Jordanstown when she, her younger sister Nicola and grand-aunt, Rosaleen McNelis were caught up in the explosion.
Student, Mark Armstrong told the court how police had moved him down Market Street following the bomb warning. As he approached S D Kells shop he remembered seeing Jolene and Nicola standing with an elderly lady. The girls stopped at the front door of Kells menswear as he went inside.
Ten minutes after he had gone into Kells' basement, he remembered the bomb exploding. The ground shook, roof panels fell and there was a deafening bang. He was not injured in the blast.
In a statement, Rosaleen McNelis said she had met her two grand-nieces at the traffic lights at Scarffe's Entry. She recalled feeling frightened as they walked down Market Street. "I just wanted to get away," she said.
Suddenly there was an 'awful bang' and everything went blank. She fell to the ground and was showered in debris. On looking around, she noticed the Jolene and Nicola both lying on the ground, one in front of her and one behind. At that moment she passed out, the statement added.
The victim's uncle, James Marlow gave evidence of identifying her body at the temporary morgue at Lisanelly Army Camp. He told Coroner John Leckey that Jolene had worked part-time at Pound Wizard shop in Castle Street. She had been expecting her exam results a week after the bombing.
In his report, State Pathologist, Professor Jack Crane said Jolene had suffered a number of serious injuries after being struck by pieces of shrapnel. He believed these would have led to a very rapid loss of consciousness, with death occurring "probably within a couple of minutes."
He didn't think her life could have been saved even if she had received hospital treatment immediately after the blast.
Expressing sympathy to the victim's family, Coroner John Leckey said Jolene had been cut off in the prime of life, with no opportunity to fulfil her ambitions.
He said it had been an absolute tragedy and offered his deepest condolences to family members.
Further Information
Publisher: ULSTER HERALD
Ref: UH/1477
Published Date: 28-Sep-00
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