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Rochelle's son murdered Zoe's son. This is their story

In July 2018, Malaciah Thomas was murdered. He was chased by four men and stabbed multiple times. Rory Carson speaks to Malaciah's mother Zoe and the mother of one of his killers.

On 23rd July 2018, Malaciah Thomas was murdered. He was chased by four men and stabbed multiple times in a dispute over a woman.

It was a devastating time for Malaciah’s mother, Zoe Mottram (pictured, left). They should have been making preparations for his 21st birthday. Instead, they were preparing for his funeral.

Two hundred miles away in Kent, another woman was dealing with shattering news: Rochelle Harrison (pictured, right) found out her son, Christopher Griffiths, had become a killer.

5 Live’s Rory Carson spoke to both mothers about the event that changed their lives forever.

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21 minutes