Friends of Erin Jayne Plummer, who was best known as a TV presenter on Studio 10, have brushed off claims that the 42-year-old committed suicide, and are struggling for answers about her death.
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Plummer passed away in May. A few days later it was revealed that the host had committed suicide. A Facebook page was set up in her memory that included the phone number of crisis support and suicide prevention organisation Lifeline.
However, social media activity shows that Plummer’s friends don’t believe that she committed suicide.
“Erin was truly the most beautiful soul I had ever met,” one friend said.
“No words can describe how special she was and the love she had for her three girls.
“She absolutely adored her girls. There is not one person who thinks she would have left her beautiful girls this way.”
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Another friend said that she didn’t believe that Plummer was suicidal, either.
“Erin definitely had her battles over the years,” they wrote.
“And all of us wish we could have done more to help carry the weight of her pain. But she was happy and well the last time we saw her. Even her last Instagram post showed she was excited to be back at work.”
Plummer was best known for regularly hosting advertorials on Studio 10 and the shopping channel TVSN. Australian reporters and Studio 10 hosts Sarah Harris and Angela Bishop announced Plummer’s passing on Studio 10 in May.
“We’ve got some really sad news to share this morning,” said Studio 10 host Sarah Harris said. “Over the weekend, Studio 10 lost a little bit of it’s sparkle with our friend and advertorial host Erin Jayne passing away suddenly.
“Now, for two decades, Erin Jayne has been a friendly and familiar face on Australian tele and for a lot of that, she’s been brightening up our mornings with her bubbly personality and megawatt smile. ”
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