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The families of Halton McCollin, Louis Brathwaite and Giuseppe Gregory were each robbed of a much loved son by gun crime on the streets of Manchester. The killings were linked, and 14 years, two of those families - Halton's and Louis's - still haven't seen anyone brought to justice. As police make a new appeal for information,the Manchester Evening News looks at the tragic connections between three senseless deaths.In this, the third piece in a series of special features, the M.E.N's chief reporter Neal Keeling looks back at the murder of star pupil Giuseppe.
After being shot in a tit-for-tat attack at the William Hill bookmakers in Withington, Louis Brathwaite seemed to be improving.
Many visitors came to his hospital bed, and were reassured that their friend would pull through.
At the same time, rumours were buzzing about who had shot him. And one name kept being repeated.
That name burned in the minds of those who heard it, after Louis unexpectedly deteriorated and died of his injuries, aged just 18.
Louis had been hugely popular in south Manchester, where he was known to friends as 'Smiley'.
Kids who had known and loved him went out and got tattoos. Among them was his boyhood pal, Hiruy Zerihun.
One of the tattoos Zerihun got read 'RIP Louis never forget you Smiley'. Another simply read 'LBR'.
Months later, standing in a dock at Manchester Crown Court, Zerihun would insist that it stood for 'Love Before Revenge'.
Prosecutors thought differently. They believed it stood for 'Louis Brathwaite Revenge'. By that stage, another young man had been shot dead - and Hiruy Zerihun was on trial for his murder.
One Sunday night in May 2009, Giuseppe Gregory, 16, met up with some friends.
He was the youngest of the group, a
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The families of Halton McCollin, Louis Brathwaite and Giuseppe Gregory were each robbed of a much loved son by gun crime on the streets of Manchester. The killings were linked, and 14 years, two of those families - Halton's and Louis's - still haven't seen anyone brought to justice. As police make a new appeal for information,the Manchester Evening News looks at the tragic connections between three senseless deaths.
The families of Halton McCollin, Louis Brathwaite and Giuseppe Gregory were each robbed of a much loved son by gun crime on the streets of Manchester. The killings were linked, and 14 years, two of those families - Halton's and Louis's - still haven't seen anyone brought to justice. As police make a new appeal for information,the Manchester Evening News looks at the tragic connections between three senseless deaths. In this, the second in series of special features, M.E.N chief reporter Neal Keeling looks at the murder of Louis Brathwaite.
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