The family of 'bullied' schoolboy Sam Connor have told of their devastation after their 'sensitive little soul' lay down on tracks and was killed by a rush-hour train. Sam, a 'bright and popular' pupil at Salesian School - a Roman Catholic comprehensive - died on Monday afternoon at Chertsey railway station, in Surrey. Sobbing friends screamed 'I saw it, I saw it' after the Year 9 pupil was struck by the train. 'We saw some of the girls starting to cry; we saw some of the boys leaning down, literally on their knees, calling down between the train and the tracks, calling 'Sam, Sam'.' Samaritans volunteers were also offering support as pupils left school to catch the train home.

Source: Daily Mail July 17, 2019 09:29 UTC