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In the early hours of Saturday March 16, 1996, John Haggad awoke to the Accred Oda roof

something burning. It was around 120am and the 17-year-old had only been asleep for a couple

of hours. John was at home with these two younger brothers, 15-year-old Lawrence and 12-year-old

Dennis. The boy's mother, Janet, had gone out the previous evening to celebrate a relative's

birthday. The outing was a rare treat for Janet, a single mother who spent most of her time caring

for her sons. As the oldest of his siblings, John was in charge until her return.

As John awoke, he saw heavy curtains of smoke wafting through his bedroom.

He scrambled out of bed and rushed out the door. The smoke was rising up the staircase from the

ground floor below. It was accompanied by a noise that sounded like heavy breathing or snoring.

John had a downstairs and followed the smoke towards origin point, the living room.

He entered the darkened room and saw his 15-year-old brother Lawrence lying on the floor in his

underwear. His head was bruised and bleeding as was his shoulder. Lawrence didn't stir,

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