Bradley Morcombe, Daniel's twin brother
(Excerpt Victim impact statement read by lawyer in court on his behalf)
I will never [forget] the first night of his disappearance. I slept in bed with Mum and Dad and it was the worst night imaginable. We hardly slept at all, and we were all very distraught.
Returning to school was tough. I struggled with the attention. Everyone was very supportive and kind, but I could never be that boy in the background anymore. I completely lost my way academically. My grades suffered and I lacked concentration at school.
This caused me not to return after grade 11. I could no longer handle the focus on me and the attention of being Daniel's brother at school, at home, or anywhere I went. I have become very withdrawn.
I had ambitions of going on to university and becoming a pilot, but all these dreams eventually fall apart. I am not the person I could have been. I am consistently angry and battle mood swings.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-03-14/morcombe-victim-impact-statements/5321678
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