Anonymous Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 Stockbroker wore a designer suit, ordered a glass of champagne Рand jumped Oxford graduate in fear for his job chose to take his life days before 25th birthday A promising young stockbroker worried about losing his job in the City jumped to his death from a rooftop restaurant wearing his best suit and holding a glass of champagne. Oxford graduate Anjool Malde walked into the eighth-floor Coq d'Argent in the City of London at lunchtime on Sunday, just two days before his 25th birthday, clad in a Hugo Boss suit. He then ordered a glass of champagne and made his way on to the roof terrace, before jumping to his death. The stockbroker had a burgeoning career at Deutsche Bank and was also a successful entrepreneur, co-founding an events company called AlphaParties, which organises social gatherings for young professionals, students and interns in London. Last night, the stockbroker's parents, Naina and Bharat, issued a joint statement which read: "We are absolutely devastated. Equally we are so touched by the warm words from his many, many friends that alluded both to his tremendous talent and positive, lively spirit. He was an inspiration to so many. He meant everything to us. "Apparently he donned a Hugo Boss suit with matching designer accessories, treated himself to a glass of champagne at the much frequented, upmarket City restaurant Coq d'Argent, and jumped from an eighth-floor rooftop. Style meant everything to him and that's how he chose his exit." A close friend of Mr Malde said he had been upset after his employers suspended his Bloomberg account, which gave him access to the financial markets and allowed him to communicate with other bankers. He said: "All of us have heard he was about to be suspended by Deutsche Bank and he was upset about it. I know for certain that the bank deleted his Bloomberg account which was not a good sign." A spokesman for Deutsche Bank said Mr Malde had been helping the company with "an inquiry into an IT matter" and was sent home from work early on Friday afternoon, but had not been suspended and had been expected to return to work this week. He refused to go into details about the nature of the inquiry, adding: "We are deeply saddened by our colleague's death, and our thoughts are with his family and loved ones at this time." City of London Police said Mr Malde's body was discovered lying on the pavement beside the restaurant by pedestrians at noon on Sunday, and that his death was not being treated as a suspicious. The stockbroker had planned to celebrate his 25th birthday tonight at a champagne and canap̩s party at the Amuse Bouche bar in Soho. He had organised the event through his own company. It is not the first time someone has committed suicide by jumping from the roof of Coq d'Argent, a French restaurant popular with City bankers and financiers. In May 2007 Richard Ford, a 33-year-old City worker, died after throwing himself off the building and landing on top of a bus. A spokesman for the restaurant's parent company, D&D London, said it was "too early" to comment on whether any changes would be made. On his Facebook profile, Mr Malde listed his main interests as "Las Vegas, tropical islands, financial markets, restaurants, nightclubs, property, Jacuzzis, steam rooms, saunas". Last night, more than 420 of his friends had joined a group on the site dedicated to his memory. Barry Bagirathan, 26, had known Mr Malde for six years and worked alongside him at Deutsche Bank. He said his friend had idolised Michael Jackson and had been extremely upset by his death, even writing an obituary for the singer, but described his sudden suicide as "absolutely out of character". He said: "It's like a big punch in the stomach. When we first read it we thought it was some kind of joke. It was a surprise to us all, because he was a really strong person who took everything on the chin. We knew he was quite upset about MJ [Michael Jackson], but apart from that there was nothing unhappy going on in his life." Source: The Independent Very sad.. Dont know how many more lives the Recession demon will claim...
Zap_Brannigan Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 Extreme stupidity ? The guy was wearing a designer suit and doesn't have enough saved up to face unemployment ?
DomainK Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 This is badly screwed up. Sad indeed, but that designer suit and that champagne is really screwed up stuff. He lived for that and probably died in fear of losing that. RIP.
CricketGirl Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 what a pratt! sorry as much as i hope his soul is at peace and all that i still think he is a pratt for taking his life for such a lame reason! lame lame lame!! there are people out there much worse conditions they dont give up on life like that! i feel for his family he has probably left a trail of devestation amongst his friends and family! total idiot!
zubinpepsi Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 what an idiot.... if he had my life, he wud have killed himself long time ago... those who cant stand the adversity, dont deserve to live.. as life is not all about success... every life has ups and downs .. and theres no one whos life is horizontal... I dont have sympathy for these puSSies.... world will be a better place without these bunch..
CricketGirl Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 what an idiot.... if he had my life, he wud have killed himself long time ago... those who cant stand the adversity, dont deserve to live.. as life is not all about success... every life has ups and downs .. and theres no one whos life is horizontal... I dont have sympathy for these puSSies.... world will be a better place without these bunch.. surely ur life cant be that bad zubi doo?! :((
zubinpepsi Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 surely ur life cant be that bad zubi doo?! :(( well i am not saying im having the worst life.. but its much worse than him.. . but im gonna fight this *****..and i know my life will go up..i jus have to bide the time and keep doing everythign i cud do inorder to make it happen.... as u said in the other post.. there r people who are in much worse situation..and they alll fight to live.. and thts how the life goes.. but one who claims his life cuz he cant go thru this is a pussy and its better if he doesnt exist...
CricketGirl Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 thats the spirit babes!! and u got us as well! :flowers:
Desi Cartman Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 he wasnt stupid or an idiot, he just needed help. Maybe he was depressed ..
Desi Cartman Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 well i am not saying im having the worst life.. but its much worse than him.. . but im gonna fight this *****..and i know my life will go up..i jus have to bide the time and keep doing everythign i cud do inorder to make it happen.... as u said in the other post.. there r people who are in much worse situation..and they alll fight to live.. and thts how the life goes.. but one who claims his life cuz he cant go thru this is a pussy and its better if he doesnt exist... Isnt it pathetci that you are calling a dead man a Pussy ? Show some respect, you cant even imagine what he must have felt before he did this.
Ram Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 what an idiot.... if he had my life, he wud have killed himself long time ago... those who cant stand the adversity, dont deserve to live.. as life is not all about success... every life has ups and downs .. and theres no one whos life is horizontal... I dont have sympathy for these puSSies.... world will be a better place without these bunch.. Agree with every syllable of that post. No sympathy for the coward, but lots of it for his parents.
graphic23 Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 Agree with every syllable of that post. No sympathy for the coward, but lots of it for his parents. You must obviously know more about him than what the article says. Can you please tell me what happened in his life before he took his own life? All details please. Thanks.
Ram Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 You must obviously know more about him than what the article says. Can you please tell me what happened in his life before he took his own life? All details please. Thanks. Err, the unnecessarily sarcastic tone of your post notwithstanding, I don’t need to know his life history to figure out whether he’s a coward or not. Whatever the reasons be, anyone who commits suicide leaving his loved ones high and dry IS a coward, full stop Who doesn’t have trouble in their life? Who does not have issues to deal with? You just take knocks on your chin and get on with it. Ending your life is a choice only cowards make.
Desi Cartman Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 ^ dont u think he was probably sick and needed help. Not many people know that severe depression can lead to suicide attempts. IMO suicide is not the right thing to do but sometimes people lose control over their emotions and till one has had a similar experience its very difficult to understand
zubinpepsi Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 he wasnt stupid or an idiot' date=' he just needed help. Maybe he was depressed ..[/quote'] he wasnt stupid?? comeon.. i know depression is a b.itch.. but u cant use this argument to claim a life.. and i also know wat depression cud do to oneself.. i have been with one.. though i have some sympathy for people who are under depression.. but i do think they r the ones to b blamed for being in depression..for putting oneself in a disappointed position more often.. for having unrealistic expectations which they might not meet or they dont get... so why dint he consult anyone.. hes not living in africa for not being aware of such terms like depression, burnout yada yada.... people in western europe live a very sophisticated life.. they take off frm work when they r burn out.. nevermind i still dont know wat exactly is burn out.. cant imagine those things.. if they cant put some sense into their life, then wats the point of living.. as i said its not about driving an expensive car, having a big house, having babes around u.. i agree most of us wud like to have such a life.. but its utter stupidity to end a life jus cuz he cudnt hava dream life.. dont u agree?? but sorry to tell u he has a peanut size brain.. i dont give a sh!t to the fact how smart he was in his business or studies, how many awards he has won.. if he doesnt have a bit of common sense.. everything else goes to trash..
EnterTheVoid Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 A reciprocal question addressed to , .... , You honestly cannot believe what you're saying. Surely, you're not that thick ? Insulting someone at a time when they're not be able defend themselves. Disgusting. To each his own. You'll never understand the hardships someone's faced until you see the world through their eyes. On that note, condolences and R.I.P.
Ram Posted July 10, 2009 Posted July 10, 2009 ^ dont u think he was probably sick and needed help. Not many people know that severe depression can lead to suicide attempts. IMO suicide is not the right thing to do but sometimes people lose control over their emotions and till one has had a similar experience its very difficult to understand My heart goes out to people who have major emotional issues to deal with. If this story had been something along the lines of ‘Depressed stock-broker seeks help’ or something like that, I would have showed all my support for this guy, coz I understand things can get difficult sometimes. But I am sorry, ending your life for it? Not good enough for me. I will always sympathize with people who have issues to deal with, but I don’t have too much time for people who give-up the fight halfway.
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