Very very sad .....true saying..... Money is the the root of all evil.

kevin price, newcastle, uk

This is very tragical, and the main reason is money!!!!
To earn more you have to walk over other`s, but they come back!!
Waist of life.....

Ronny Ekman, Falun, Sweden

This is so sad for all the family and my heart goes out to all their close family and friends. Who are we to judge Chris Foster? He must of been going through torment. These debt collectors/baliffs they need sorting out. What happened to this family should never happen again. The Law should change.

Julie, Hereford, UK

Very very sad case this is. Money... the root of all evil!!

Tony Lloyd, Bury., UK

blame? tax man? baliffs? goverment? who knows.
very tragic,sad,upsetting? we all know.

sarah, walsall, uk

at the end of day, whatever happened here, it is so sad that lives have been taken unnecessarily, and that a young girl will never have the opportunity to live her life. we all have been subject to financial hardship but money isnt important in the grand scheme of things. he could of bounced back

paul, portsmouth, united kingdom

If only this chap had a real friend to talk to about his
problems-particularly if the friend had a business back ground.
As a company doctor 30+ years experience I am sure this
chap could have resolved his problems if only he had faced up to the reality of his situation-he didn`t - very sad.

derek charlesworth, london,

Sad story but the real world is sad!

It appears this man had a genius invention but did not have much business acumen.

If only he had patiented his idea in his own name and sat back and let royalties roll in ~ it would have been so different.

That knowlege probably tipped him over the edge!

Anne Kent, Dorset,

Foster owed over £800,000 in unpaid tax. The tax office wouldn't "send the boys round" to kill him and his family and burn the house down. They didn't do that to Ken Dodd.

Melvin Choom, Manchester, UK

All is lost! -We may never know what happened, Even if they find another body much more evidence will be required. Sounds like food for anther Hutton enquiry. By the time any conclusion is ever reached, we will all be fast asleep. Goodnight all.

Edward Ashley-Smith, High Wycombe, England

It looks like this man was being harrassed by the tax man and the bailiffs, I have been there and it is a nightmare to lose everything that you have worked so many years for.
This is such an human tragedy and we have the clowns who appear more concerned for the welfair of the animals.

John, Bracknell, Berkshire

M R PRESTON:The baillifs dont operate with the same laws in scotland they differ severely.Not sure about N.ireland or Wales . The english do seem to be dealt with quite harshly compared to the scots and the more lenient scots law.

Brian , edinburgh, scotland

Very sorry for daughter and wife, but complaints about bailiffs are nonsense. Those who live it up at others' expense should accept it when the time comes to pay back what wasn't theirs in the first place. Any of us could have a better lifestyle if we chose not to pay tax, pay back loans etc.

Brian, Manchester,

Twice I had a van pull up outside my home, I waited for a knock on the door, no knock just a note slipped through the letter box stating that the bailiffs had called and I would be charged £80 for the visit. I have read that this is how they make extra money before they actually attempt to collect

John, Bracknell, Berkshire

A legal restriction was imposed!' blocking its sale without authorisation from corporate liquidators. If this is true,thIs should be be investigated. too. To prevent this happening to anyone else in future. This is a sad case.

Harrison, London, UK

It's NOT a familiar story here, although it may be in Canada. Don;t talk rubbish.

I had a problem with bailiffs in the 80s. They took things of mine to cover my husbands business debts. I had receipts that were in my name from national stores, so could not be false. They were and are, thugs.

Jen, wirral, UK

brendan Buffini - "Our thoughts should be with the poor innocent animals". Wrong, our thoughts should be with the poor innocent human beings.

William Garrett , Harrow,

Ah yes Maggie in Parksville, Canada, as I'm sure you've already found all men are like that eventually. Bunch of rotten apples, best avoided.

Simon , London, UK

I find Brendan Bafooni's comments rather silly. There is no need to be jealous of these guys because they were sucessful, good for them and I am sorry that their efforts to contribute a business have failed. Who cares about the animals, just food. I really hope the daughter is ok

Heeners, Bath,

"The UK system which allows "balliffs" to steal your property is outrageous.
Tellure, brussels, "

Utter drivel. The man may have defrauded innocent parties out of large sums of money. The bailiffs attempt restitution. What is outrageous is that the government is the prime creditor.

M R Preston, Weybridge / Cape Town, UK/SA

Very sad story. Its every mans dream to come up with a truely useful product that is also profitable. But being bright enough to have the idea doesn't mean you have the skills to run a business properly. And when your business goes down in flames you willgo with it. Poor family. Very very sad.

alan, buxton, derbyshire

I can't believe what I'm seeing here.... is there no decency left anymore? This is HUMAN life we are talking about. A man possibly pushed to his limits.

The full story hasn't emerged as yet so no-one can judge this man - and why should we anyway???????

J, Middlesbrough, UK

Pre-planned, cold, calculated, clinical, ruthless. Only a psychopath could do this. A man who knows that the rest of us exist only to meet his wants and needs, in business, in family and 'friendships'. Spent his whole life knowing that he is different but played the role to fit in. Who could it be?

Peter, Reading, England

To the guy who wrote 'Our thoughts should be with the poor innocent animals ': are you insane?? I like animals as much as the next person but for God's sake, human life is more important. And it's downright cruel to speculate that the father may have gone mad and killed his family, he may be dead.

Debby, London,

No amounts of debt would make you kill your family and disintegrate all belongings and pets, debt isnt the end of the world so why would you end your life and your loved ones over it?? I really dont think he did it. It's just too inhumane..

Victoria, Prague,

typical of baliff's to turn up days after everyone knows the place has burned down,when are we going to get professional baliff's? annie won

annie won, manchester, uk

The animals? Are you mad it might be that the man went mad and killed his family before offing himself because he couldn't face starting over? Feel sorry for the innocent!

Tim, Bangkok, Thailand

Its the innocence of the daughter you have to feel for, no matter what her parents have to hide, she surely at 15 cannot be involved in there business cover ups or making of decisions regarding family money etc. Such a waste of life, lets pray she is not dead.

Nigel, Cumbria, UK

Our thoughts should be with the poor innocent animals caught up in this Millionaire ego massaging lifestyle which finished up in flames, human behaviour never ceases to amaze me.

brendan Buffini, maidstone, england

Neither choice of the Baillifs or Foster is merrited both would have looked for a solution to recover property. Foster would have looked at other options to save his family and property despite the risk of loosing it. They say all that glitters is not gold but family is all gold that you have.

Kamau, Nairobi,

When my business was in a bad way in the early 90s When the Bailiffs became involved it was a nightmare. I was threatened, they acted illegally (I didnt know at the time). they made me suicidal and to this day I have a serious fear of them.
They are out of control when let loose with the customer.

Tim, Exeter, UK

So the taxman is to blame now? I don't think so!

Paul, Leicester,

Even if Foster did destroy his estate, he was right. The UK system which allows so called "balliffs" to steal your property is outrageous and medieval.

Tellure, brussels,

This is an incredibly sad story. We do not know what happened so it's wise not to speculate.

peter, Fortaleza, Brazil

This has all the hallmarks of champagne tastes, and a lager income.

Sad all round, especially for an innocent wife,
daughter and the pets.

Keeping ahead of the Jones' is simply not worth it. I wonder if this will be the first of a pattern as the credit crunch bites deeper and deeper?

Ken.H, Harrow, UK

Were any canoes purchased locally recently?
Just a thought.

pau, bangkok, thailand

That is a terrible thing to say... if it were the case, would they have let their horses burn to death ? And whose might the bodies be, if not theirs ?

SUSAN WELLS, CHIPPING CAMPDEN, ENGLAND

Well, what are the odds that the bodies are the wife and daughter and the man will be eventually found living under a new identity overseas (probably with no extradition treaty with UK) - such a familiar story.

Maggie, Parksville, Canada