‘The police and courts let us down badly after our son was shot and killed’

Tim Edwards recounts the nightmarish series of events after his son was killed by a school friend

04 February 2024 - 00:03 By Tim Edwards

I am writing this to make other parents aware of how quickly things can change and a family can be decimated by tragedy. We were a happy family and it has all changed. We never thought we would have to ask the questions we now think every parent should ask before dropping their child at a schoolmate’s house...

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