A former City banker died in an ââ¬Åexecution role playââ¬Â after paying two women to humiliate him in woods, an inquest heard yesterday.
Colin Birch, 44, a former assistant vice-president of Deutsche Bank, had been turned down for a job on the same day that he paid the women to taunt him and call him a ââ¬Åloserââ¬Â as he stood on a ladder with a noose around his neck.
Mr Birch told them he was wearing a safety harness and asked them to kick away the ladder so that they could carry out a mock execution. The women refused and walked away laughing. One of the women, worried for Birchââ¬â¢s safety, returned moments later to find him dying. The harness he had assured them he was wearing failed, the inquest heard. Mr Birch, a married father of two, had been made redundant in 2009 and was having trouble finding new work.
Louise Howard, who runs Katieââ¬â¢s Lovely Escorts, told the inquest that she received a call from Mr Birch on the morning of July 30 asking to arrange the ââ¬Åexecutionââ¬Â.
Mr Birch, who had previously had ââ¬Åseven girls attend to himââ¬Â from the agency, asked for two women to meet him in woods on Dartford Heath, Kent, to ââ¬Åperform an executionââ¬Â.
The court heard that Mr Birch, who had been contacting Ms Howard regularly to see if the execution was arranged, sent her a text saying: ââ¬ÅJust to clarify the role play. I will wear a harness to support me but will also have a noose round my neck for show. Girl will ask for execution fee and I will go to my place of execution. My crime is being a loser.
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Colin Birch, 44, a former assistant vice-president of Deutsche Bank, had been turned down for a job on the same day that he paid the women to taunt him and call him a ââ¬Åloserââ¬Â as he stood on a ladder with a noose around his neck.
Mr Birch told them he was wearing a safety harness and asked them to kick away the ladder so that they could carry out a mock execution. The women refused and walked away laughing. One of the women, worried for Birchââ¬â¢s safety, returned moments later to find him dying. The harness he had assured them he was wearing failed, the inquest heard. Mr Birch, a married father of two, had been made redundant in 2009 and was having trouble finding new work.
Louise Howard, who runs Katieââ¬â¢s Lovely Escorts, told the inquest that she received a call from Mr Birch on the morning of July 30 asking to arrange the ââ¬Åexecutionââ¬Â.
Mr Birch, who had previously had ââ¬Åseven girls attend to himââ¬Â from the agency, asked for two women to meet him in woods on Dartford Heath, Kent, to ââ¬Åperform an executionââ¬Â.
The court heard that Mr Birch, who had been contacting Ms Howard regularly to see if the execution was arranged, sent her a text saying: ââ¬ÅJust to clarify the role play. I will wear a harness to support me but will also have a noose round my neck for show. Girl will ask for execution fee and I will go to my place of execution. My crime is being a loser.
Full story: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukn...r-hiring-two-women-for-hanging-role-play.html
