‘Why I met the man who murdered my identical twin’
Nick Dawson describes the moment he came face to face with one of the men who murdered his twin, Simon. He had always imagined a monster but the reality was much more complicated.
Nick Dawson’s identical twin brother Simon was brutally murdered just after their 30th birthday.
It was a brutal and random attack. Simon was passing two men as they were trying to steal cars – when they turned on him and robbed him. He was left to drown in a pond.
Sixteen years later, Nick decided to meet one of the killers as part of a restorative justice programme. He had always imagined a monster, but the reality was much more complicated.
In this powerful interview with 5 Live’s Emma Barnett, Nick describes the moment he came face to face with the man who changed his life forever.
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