Mark Speight found dead

[Two_Sheds]

Another sad story - presenter Mark Speight apparently hanged himself at Paddington Station. His body was found this morning at 10am. This gave me the shivers because we walked through Paddington yesterday and again today at 11am.

[piskieinboots]

Blimey - the poor lad, well actually - the poor families of both him and Natasha

[smallblueplanet]

Poor buggers who found him too.

[gardenplot]

OMG just seen it on the news, oh that would give me the shivers knowing i had been so close to where His body was found.
Its so sad for the families

[TPeers]

What a shame - if only he had tried to talk to someone. Having once been at the point of jumping I can understand how hard it can be but life is not that bad - ever.

[kirsty b]

Its very sad news. Lauren was a fan of his when he used to do the Smart programmes.

[Seahorse]

Poor bloke.

I'm sure I'm not the only parent who has found it difficult to provide a good explanation

[jackie j]

He was a great entertainer and a fantastic artist he will be missed by kids of all ages.
My sympathies to both sets of parents.

[areia]

i havent actually explained to my son about him yet but i know the kids at school may say somthing how do explain to a kid that the guy hung himself because hes possiably contributed to his girlfreinds death ( was reported he did give the drugs to her whether they both did it all the time i dont know, most likely she would of survived if she hadnt of got in the bath ), what gets me is he dissapeared 6 days ago last sighting was at paddinton station, i know he was out of public view even so though??? obviously he died of a broken heart and that is what makes it more sad i liked the guy he was brilliant on smart first heath now him two differant leagues but still shocking to hear

[Novice Gardener]

Very sad
I feel for the families as his suffering is now over, but theirs will go on

Such a shame and a waste of a talented person

[allotmentlady]

A very funny, man, who will be sadly missed. When my daughter was growing up, no matter where she was in the house, if she heard big picture, little picture music she wuld run to see what Mark was doing........

Mark and Natasha, together again, RIP 2008.

[Beki]

If they hadn't of been druggies neither tragedy would have happened. It's the poor families i feel sorry for. They obviously weren't thought about when the next line of coke was being snorted!

[mrs dog]

Both of these young people had promising careers and loving families. Now because of drugs they are no more and they have left family and friends grieving. Why can't we find an answer to the evil trade in drugs. It destroys not just those who take it but everyone else who love them. My heart goes out to the families and the poor lost person that Mark had become.

[Pootle]

My girls are all terribly sad at the news - Mark Speight always came across as someone who really loved the job he did rather than it just being a way to earn money. I did think that Newsround handled the news very well - just enough detail to satisfy curious little minds without being patronising or seeking to exclude them. I don't usually feel the urge to express sorrow at the death of someone I didn't know personally - but I do in this case. We will miss him from our screens...

[HeyWayne]

Always came accross as a nice dude on telly, but then I guess that's what you're paid to do on kids tv. Sad regardless.