What is the story about the rich guy who set fire to his mansion?

Question

What's it all about? Everyone is speaking about it.

Answer 1

A man and his wife and their teenage daughter's mansion was burned.

They've found three bodies.

Also three horses and a dog were found shot near by.

I think that it's only on the news and stuff because their rich.

If it was someone like us it would be so quick and done with.

http://news.google.co.uk/news?hl=en&q=Ma...

Answer 2

Watch the news or look it up on the internet there is plenty about it but too much to write in an answer.

Answer 3

Millionaire businessman Christopher Foster shot his wife and teenage daughter before killing himself in the family's blazing mansion.

The head of the inquiry, Detective Superintendent Jon Groves, gave details of CCTV film showing a man thought to be Foster carrying a rifle, leaving outbuildings just before they burst into flame and blocking electronic gates with a horsebox before shooting out two of its tyres.

The unhurried, deliberate actions were the endgame, police believe, of a desperate attempt by Foster to avoid financial ruin and public humiliation. He was so close to eviction from the family's "dream estate" that recovery procedures for more than £1m in debts from his failed oil rig insulation business had begun.

Remains of a man's body found at the weekend in tonnes of debris at Osbaston House near the hamlet of Maesbrook were identified yesterday as those of 50-year-old Foster. He was lying beside his wife Jill, 49, who had been shot in the head. Foster's .22 rifle lay nearby. The cause of his death is not yet known.

Forensic work continues on the remains of a third body, found on Monday. Police believe it is that of 15-year-old Kirstie Foster, although this has not yet been confirmed.

Answer 4

There was this poor guy, who, because he lived in a big mansion that was not his, thought himself was rich.

When told that he was not rich and in fact was 1.5 million pounds in debt...he flipped and killed hs wife,

his daugher and himself.

Answer 5

well basically nobody knows y he did it but he killed his teenage daughter and his wife and then himself before lighting up his whole mansion! there saying he went crazy or something! x*x

Answer 6

the top person is right, but it's in the news because they suspect that he did it. The woman whos body was found has been checked and they say she didn't die from being burnt she died from being shot before she was burnt. It's not clear how he died but at the moment they think he shot her before setting the house on fire. Possibly had enough of his life.

Answer 7

I think Del Ries is probably right. I think this guy was a narcissist because who else would commit such horrible atrocities. That's fine if he didn't want to live but to kill your wife, children, and animals. That is a monster. He's a coward.

Answer 8

Simple  . He made a lot of money  . Lived the life of Riley, big houses.  cars. horses etc,, holidays  , Business went bust. but he still kept same lifestyle   ,  hoping things would get beter,  but they didnt.   Kept his financil problems away from family and friends,    In the en d he owed about 2 million.   no way to get out  and he was chased and sued.  The bailiffs  were due in the next Monday to take house and goods  and to evict him and family,  He went mad, It is mine  and no one else is having my things,  killed daughter, wife, horses, dogs  set fire to everything then shot himself.   He was saying if I cant have  them  then nobody can  ..

Answer 9

well put simply a man lost everything ,lost the plot killed all he loved and took it with him,put simply.

Answer 10

It's all very sad. Christopher Foster, 50, the father was in debt after his oil firm went bust and hid it from his family living in a £1.2 million country mansion in Shropshire. After coming back from drinking in an all day clay shoot, he than carried on drinking after returning home. At home, daughter Kirstie Foster, 15, was facing her computer when she was shot by her father in the back of her head while on networking social site Bebo at around 1am. Afterwards, Jill Foster, aged 49, was then shot in her head as she slept in her four poster bed. Then, he shot the family dog lying in the bedroom. He then continued to destroy everything they owned. He then drove there horse box to the main entrance, the gates, and shot the two tyres. This was thought to have happened to delay firemen. Then, Christopher Foster returns to the house to shoot 3 more dogs and put in the house to burn. He then set fires in the houses annexe. He then returned to the houses own stables, shot there three horses, Bramble, Breezy and Scrumpy Jack and then set fire o the stables. Then running back into the house, he poured fuel everywhere, along with furniture and carried on to the master bedroom, lay next to his wife, struck a match and shot him self. All victims were identified a few day later. This tragic story can also be read on www.yahoo.com and other sites.

  

Answer 11

well there's new speculation that the father did it- basically  committed suicide and took the family with him.