Ant and Dec join Alan Shearer in honouring tragic Newcastle United fan Martin Lorimer
Dad-of-one Martin, 54, died following a suspected suicide shortly before Christmas
Martin Lorimer
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Woman tried to save Sevenoaks man and Newcastle United supporter who tweeted: time to die moments before falling from bridge
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Updated: 06:53, 22 February 2021
A desperate mum frantically pleaded with a man not to take his own life minutes after he tweeted time to die , an inquest has heard.
Martin Lorimer, of St John s Road, Sevenoaks, died after falling onto the A21 on December 7 and worried social media users desperately tried to contact him.
Martin Lorimer, from Sevenoaks, in 2013
Just minutes before his death the Newcastle born care worker tweeted: Once a Geordie always a Geordie! Time to die.
An inquest at County Hall in Maidstone heard how at around 4pm one mum on her way to pick up her son pulled over on the bridge when she spotted Mr Lorimer. She ran towards him and shouted please stop, no, stop .
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Martin Lorimer at a family wedding in 2013
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