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downsmail.co.uk Suicide victim ‘homesick’ Village fete
A HOMESICK former Maidstone schoolgirl who was working in Amsterdam jumped to her death from a 12th-floor window, an in- quest in the town was told. Catherine Leonard (21), from
Grove Street, Hunton went to Leeds University after leaving the sixth form at Oakwood Park Gram- mar School. She had settled in Amstelveen, a suburb of Amsterdam, where she was doing charity work when the tragedy occurred, on October 29 last year. An eyewitness called the police
after seeing a body falling from the block of flats where she lived. Emergency services discovered
Catherine’s lifeless body on the pavement below. She had suffered multiple injuries, including a frac-
£865 bill for flytipping
COMMERCIAL business owners have beenwarned about flytipping, following another successful prose- cution by Maidstone council. Ramazan Sasmaz, of Starburger
onWeek Street,was ordered to pay £865 after being found guilty of fly- tipping and failing to deal appro- priately with commercial waste. Sasmaz was fined £350 for fly-tip- ping and £180 for failing to securely store commercial waste. He must also pay £300 costs, and a £35 vic-
tim surcharge. He was convicted at Maidstone Magistrates Court after breaching a Maidstone Council notice. A council spokesman said:
“Every business has a legal respon- sibility when it comes to disposing of commercial waste. It should be collected by a licensed waste car- rier.”
Advice is available on Maidstone Council’s website at
www.maid-
stone.gov.uk/commercialwaste
tured spine. Whenpolice entered the flat, there
was no sign of any third party in- volvement, but there was evidence that Miss Leonard had climbed onto her balcony and deliberately jumped, the inquestwas told. Police also found what they de- scribed as a farewell letter ad- dressed to her family. Maidstone and Mid Kent coroner
Patricia Harding said: “Catherine Elizabeth Leonard died as a result of her own deliberate act and itwas her intention to cause her own death by so doing.” The coroner said that, prior to her
death, Miss Leonard had been “quiet” and said shewas homesick.
TRADITIONAL family entertain- ment will be on offer at Otham and Langley Parish Church Fete on the village green in Otham on Saturday, June 20. Tea and cake will be served for the
older guests, while side shows will entertain families. There will also be plant, book, toy and jam stalls, along with fruit and burger sales. Entertainment will include a chil-
dren’s choir, dance troupes, vintage army trucks and the Woofs Dog Show. The afternoon will be rounded off with children’s and adults races and the tug ofwar. Anyone interested in entering
their dog in the show should come along before the show begins at2pm and register their pet at the central arena.
Nursery rated outstanding
STAFF and children at Sunrise DayNursery in Sutton Road, Lang- ley are celebrating an outstanding Ofsted rating, up from good at its previous inspection in 2011. The inspector found that staff
had an outstanding knowledge of how children learn and provided activities tailored to each child’s needs. Youngsters demonstrated high
levels of skill in their thinking. They shared toys well and older
children worked together to achieve goals. Progress recordswerewell main-
tained and included parents’ views. The provider was passionate
about giving children the best start. The children gained independ-
ence by choosing their own toys and joining in activities at snack time. This could be extended fur- ther by allowing the children to be more involved in lunchtime prepa- ration.
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