Matthew* saw death before he was even old enough to attend primary school. He remembers playing soccer with a group of older children near Surran Road in Hanover Park when he heard the familiar bangs that sent him and his friends running for cover.
"I hid behind a wall. When the noise stopped, we saw a man lying on the pavement. Everybody went to look, so I did too.
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