Walking the shooter’s route from Dunedin to Christchurch I’ve realised I don’t have to be scared any more
Last year at the memorial event for the terrorist attack, I gave a speech where I talked about my memories of the youngest victim of 15 March, Mucaad, who was three years old. Remembering those details really affected me. I was so upset. He was such a little boy.
I thought so much about the children and teenagers who were hurt and killed. I’m the father of two boys, so I put myself in those parents’ shoes and tried to understand how much worse they must feel than me. I can’t compare my pain to theirs.