Matric hangs herself
2009-01-03 08:22
Philip de Bruin
Cape Town - One of the country's most well-known junior wrestlers, who was in matric in 2008, has hanged herself. This before getting her results.
The 18-year-old Marilien Pool's body was found hanging from a tree in the garden of her parents' home in Goodwood.
According to friends and family, Marilien had shown no signs of depression.
She passed matric with exemption to study for a diploma.
Marilien took part in the national colours in Tunisia and was named the Western Province wrestler of the year in 2008.
The chair of the Goodwood wrestling club, Simon Abrahams, said she would have begun with the fulltime coaching of underprivileged children this year.
- Die Burger