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you'd been to see him. Yeah.

How is he?

Fine.

Coping?

I don't think so.

He pretends he is

but I don't think he is.

And you?

Actually, Mrs Ward,

I'm really proud of him.

I always thought he'd make me proud

by getting a degree or something

but he's doing five and a half years

and he's got haemophilia

and all he cares about is not

upsetting me

and I think that is so...

I think that is so f***ing brave.

I'm sorry.

It's OK.

I know you'd love your son to be

doing five and a half years but...

Could you tell him I got his letter?

His letter?

He wrote to me.

You didn't know?

Would you like to see it?

Yes.

"Dear Mrs Ward, I'm writing this

after getting sentenced

"because I don't want you to think

I'm only writing so the judge will

go easy on me.

"I thought we were going for a pizza,

Mrs Ward, honest.

"But I've realised that

doesn't make me innocent.

"See, if I hadn't had been born,

"I wouldn't have been able to

drive them, and your Thomas would

still be alive.

"So that's kind of a guilt.

"It's not really a guilty guilt,

it's more of an innocent guilt

"but it's a guilt just the same

"and it's easier to do five and

a half years thinking like that

"than five and a half years

thinking I'm innocent.

"I'm really sorry, Mrs Ward.

"I'm really, really sorry."

Do you believe him?

Yes.

My son Jordan is serving a 12 year

minimum life sentence

for joint enterprise murder.

My sister Laura was given

13 years 6 month sentence

for joint enterprise murder.

My brother Michael Hall was

given 13 years 6 months

for joint enterprise murder.

He was 15.

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